The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Charlie McNicholas crossed the line in 1:14:17: 94th of 365 men, faster than 74% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:00 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 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 9:21Running 1 5:02v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:40v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 5:01v median −0:04
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:58v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:11v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:24v median +0:06
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:54v median +0:08
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 5:54v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 356
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 356 men who finished.