Hexathlon

Mark Armstrong

40–44 · Wymondham AC · Norfolk

Hexathlete since 2026

The six distances

Hexathlon scores every race by age grade. This converts to a points score. Run as many races as you like, your best six count. Run all the official distances and achieve a standard (bronze – 60%, silver – 68%, gold – 76% or elite – 84%) and unlock the Hexathlete permanent standard for life.

4 of 6 distances covered in 2026.

Best age grade at each of the six standard distancesA hexagon with one corner per standard distance. 5K: 75.78%, 5 mile: 73.67%, 10K: 74.39%, 10 mile: 72.27%, Half marathon: 70.83%, Marathon: not run. 5 of six distances covered. Rings mark bronze 60%, silver 68%, gold 76% and elite 84%.5K5M10K10MHalfMar

Career totals

Races
9
Parkruns
41
Best age grade
75.8%
Average
60.5%
Events
24
Distance
317 km

Hexathlon Grand Slam 2026

Autumn 2026 · Nationwide
150th
2,209 pts · 3 races
Autumn 2026 · Norfolk
131st
Regional league

League positions update periodically through the week. See the table.

Where they rank in 2026

Against every other runner in the same age category, on results we have published from 2026.

One ranking per distance, best first. A card links to the leaderboard it comes from. Rankings use the estimated age grade published on the results pages, and count only races we have published.

Every result, age-graded

Age grade for every result, oldest first50 results from 1 January 2016 to 11 October 2026. Best 75.78% at Wroxham 5k 2026. Every result is listed in the table below.BronzeSilverGoldElite28%84%20162026

Tap the chart for the race, or focus it and use the arrow keys. Each dot is one result; hollow dots are parkruns, which score at 0.75×. The line is a five-result average. Dashed lines are this season's standards thresholds — they are set per Grand Slam and can move between years.

Year on year

Average age grade by year2016: average 56.2%, best 58.3%, 6 results; 2017: average 48.5%, best 59.7%, 4 results; 2018: average 59.8%, best 62.78%, 5 results; 2019: average 59.9%, best 62.52%, 4 results; 2021: average 61.7%, best 61.71%, 1 results; 2023: average 51.4%, best 66.77%, 4 results; 2024: average 61.3%, best 69.55%, 9 results; 2025: average 59.5%, best 69.84%, 4 results; 2026: average 69.1%, best 75.78%, 13 results. Change from 2016 to 2026: +12.9 percentage points.45%79%201620172018201920212023202420252026

Tap a bar for that year's numbers. Bars are that year's average age grade; the tick above each is that year's single best. The axis starts at 45%, not zero.

Personal bests

DistanceTimeAge grade
Parkrun19:1969.84%set at Colney Lane parkrun
5K18:0275.78%Silver
5 Mile31:1473.67%Silver
10K38:3874.39%Silver
10 Mile1:04:4872.27%Silver
Half Marathon1:26:1670.83%Silver

Every result

RaceTimeAge grade
AEPG Great Eastern Run Half Marathon 202611 October 20261:33:0066.18%Bronze
Bure Valley 10 Mile27 September 20261:08:4368.64%Silver
Run Norwich 10k 20266 September 202639:3672.57%Silver
Colchester Fast FNR 5k7 August 202618:4173.14%Silver
Ipswich Twilight 10k 202617 July 202638:3874.39%Silver
Wroxham 5k 20261 July 202618:0275.78%Silver
Gorleston Cliffs parkrun27 June 202622:2161.14%
North Beach parkrun13 June 202620:2066.63%
Great Yarmouth 5mile Race 3 202613 May 202631:1473.67%Silver
Dereham parkrun9 May 202624:1156.02%
Holkham parkrun2 May 202620:0867.29%
Cambridge Half Marathon8 March 20261:26:1670.83%Silver
Reedham 10mile 202618 January 20261:04:4872.27%Silver
Colney Lane parkrun27 December 202525:0154.16%
Colney Lane parkrun25 December 202519:2469.84%
Gorleston Cliffs parkrun21 June 202519:4568.6%
North Beach parkrun7 June 202529:3345.46%
Colney Lane parkrun14 December 202420:2066.07%
Blickling parkrun7 December 202422:1760.29%
Sizewell parkrun30 November 202420:2665.75%
King’s Lynn parkrun16 November 202419:1969.55%
Brandon Country Park parkrun12 October 202420:5764.13%
Harleston Magpies parkrun5 October 202420:2965.59%
Thornham Walks parkrun6 July 202428:2047.42%
Holkham parkrun15 June 202429:2445.31%
Sizewell parkrun13 January 202419:4767.34%
Colney Lane parkrun16 December 202319:5766.77%
Norwich parkrun25 November 202322:4858.43%
Norwich parkrun26 August 202342:3631.27%
Sandringham parkrun19 August 202327:0449.22%
Castle Park parkrun11 September 202121:1461.71%
Castle Park parkrun21 September 201920:3762.52%
Castle Park parkrun7 September 201921:1460.71%
Castle Park parkrun13 July 201923:1555.44%
Castle Park parkrun1 January 201921:0260.94%
Castle Park parkrun22 September 201821:1860.17%
Castle Park parkrun8 September 201823:1755.05%
Castle Park parkrun28 July 201820:4461.82%
Castle Park parkrun9 June 201820:2562.78%
Castle Park parkrun1 January 201821:4159.11%
Castle Park parkrun28 October 201721:2859.7%
Hatfield Forest parkrun26 August 201735:1636.34%
Hatfield Forest parkrun12 August 201729:0943.97%
Hatfield Forest parkrun1 January 201723:4354.04%
Hatfield Forest parkrun10 December 201622:3956.59%
Hatfield Forest parkrun18 June 201621:5958.3%
Hatfield Forest parkrun2 April 201622:1457.65%
Hatfield Forest parkrun6 February 201622:5056.13%
Hatfield Forest parkrun23 January 201622:5356.01%
Hatfield Forest parkrun1 January 201624:1752.78%

Showing 50 of 50 results. Races published on Hexathlon link to their full results; parkruns and races we have not published yet do not.

Standards by season

  • 2026·4/6 distances