The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Mark Donoghue crossed the line in 1:10:25: 73rd of 359 men, faster than 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:10 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:45 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:43 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 8:51Running 1 4:24v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 3:50v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 3:54v median −0:51
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 3:57v median −0:48
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:56v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 3:53v median −0:52
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 3:59v median −0:49
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 4:08v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.