The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Curtis finished 820th of 974 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2023, in 1:42:58.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:21. A harder second half: 6:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Glasgow gave the field time back: about 1:00 faster than the average race this season, by 654 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 4:31v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 4:35v median +0:05
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 4:46v median −0:11
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 4:40v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 4:53v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:57v median −0:03
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Block 07 13:18Running 7 4:50v median −0:06
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Block 08 21:48Running 8 6:43v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 948
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 948 men who finished.