The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:01:30 at Glasgow 2023 put Michael Smith 935th of 974 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 30% of the field across all eight, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:04, was faster than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Glasgow gained about 1:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:20Running 1 6:19v median +1:56
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Block 02 12:55Running 2 9:52v median +5:22
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Block 03 15:15Running 3 9:53v median +4:56
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Block 04 15:51Running 4 9:58v median +5:03
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Block 05 15:33Running 5 10:07v median +4:54
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Block 06 13:44Running 6 10:08v median +5:08
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Block 07 16:15Running 7 10:16v median +5:20
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Block 08 16:39Running 8 8:18v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:04
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.