The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:12 at Cardiff 2026 put Luke Norton 221st of 528 men in the Open division, ahead of 58% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:57 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:24 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:00 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 5:10v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 4:48v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 4:56v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 5:05v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:03v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:19v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 4:59v median +0:08
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 6:08v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.