The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Jack Donelan crossed the line in 1:20:52: 582nd of 1,442 men, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:12 on the median. A harder second half: 1:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:11Running 1 5:00v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:39v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:06v median +0:10
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 5:08v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:19v median +0:18
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:16v median +0:21
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 5:32v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.