The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alan Clarkson finished 822nd of 974 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2023, in 1:43:00.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:26. A harder second half: 5:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:40 faster at Glasgow 2023 than at Birmingham 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:16v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:34v median +1:04
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Block 03 11:22Running 3 5:50v median +0:53
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Block 04 13:16Running 4 6:19v median +1:24
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:44v median +1:31
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Block 06 9:24Running 6 7:16v median +2:16
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Block 07 12:47Running 7 7:20v median +2:24
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Block 08 18:43Running 8 11:11v median +4:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.