The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Callum Hawthorne crossed the line in 1:22:41: 228th of 466 men, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:22 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:54 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 4:00 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:27v median +0:15
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:09v median +0:22
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 5:15v median +0:08
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Block 04 11:26Running 4 5:36v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:41v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:36v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 5:05v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 6:23v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 461
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 461 men who finished.