The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Jake Uscroft crossed the line in 1:21:47: 172nd of 359 men, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:35 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:11v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 4:36v median +0:09
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 5:03v median +0:18
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 5:17v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:30v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:01v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 5:16v median +0:28
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 5:50v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.