Hexathlon

Matthew Cole

50–54 · 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.

2 of 6 distances covered in 2026.

Best age grade at each of the six standard distancesA hexagon with one corner per standard distance. 5K: 71.84%, 5 mile: 71.69%, 10K: 71.83%, 10 mile: not run, Half marathon: 66.07%, Marathon: 57.45%. 5 of six distances covered. Rings mark bronze 60%, silver 68%, gold 76% and elite 84%.5K5M10K10MHalfMar

Career totals

Races
12
Parkruns
25
Best age grade
71.8%
Average
61%
Events
14
Distance
272 km

Hexathlon Grand Slam 2026

Autumn 2026 · Nationwide
142nd
3,123 pts · 5 races
Autumn 2026 · Norfolk
118th
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 first37 results from 20 May 2023 to 1 November 2026. Best 71.84% at Wroxham 5k 2026. Every result is listed in the table below.BronzeSilverGoldElite35%84%20232026

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 year2023: average 47.1%, best 51.12%, 2 results; 2024: average 38.3%, best 38.81%, 2 results; 2025: average 60.9%, best 69.79%, 8 results; 2026: average 64%, best 71.84%, 25 results. Change from 2023 to 2026: +16.9 percentage points.34%76%2023202420252026

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 34%, not zero.

Personal bests

DistanceTimeAge grade
Parkrun20:3870.39%set at North Walsham parkrun
5K20:1371.84%Silver
5 Mile34:1071.69%Silver
10K42:1571.83%Silver
Half Marathon1:38:1066.07%Bronze
Marathon3:55:2657.45%

Every result

RaceTimeAge grade
East Coast 10k 20261 November 202642:1571.83%Silver
Blickling Half Marathon 202618 October 20261:38:1066.07%Bronze
Loch Neaton parkrun, Watton parkrun10 October 202621:3167.5%
North Walsham parkrun3 October 202622:0865.62%
Run Norwich 10k 20266 September 202644:3768.02%Silver
North Walsham parkrun29 August 202628:5950.11%
North Walsham 5k 202621 August 202620:2371.25%Silver
North Walsham parkrun1 August 202620:5969.21%
Worstead 5mile 202624 July 202634:1071.69%Silver
Coltishall Flying 5k 202619 July 202620:2371.25%Silver
North Walsham parkrun11 July 202628:1251.5%
North Walsham parkrun4 July 202626:0255.79%
Wroxham 5k 20261 July 202620:1371.84%Silver
North Walsham parkrun20 June 202621:3367.39%
North Walsham parkrun13 June 202622:0165.96%
Lotus 5k 202612 June 202620:4470.05%Silver
Aylsham 5k 20265 June 202620:3170.79%Silver
North Walsham parkrun23 May 202635:3340.85%
Aylsham 10k 202610 May 202643:2469.93%Silver
North Walsham parkrun2 May 202620:3870.39%
North Walsham parkrun25 April 202621:0169.1%
Norfolk Marathon 202619 April 20263:55:2657.45%
Blickling Half Marathon29 March 20261:48:0260.03%Bronze
North Walsham parkrun7 February 202635:0441.42%
North Walsham parkrun24 January 202622:0465.81%
North Walsham parkrun8 November 202521:4366.88%
North Walsham parkrun20 September 202521:1767.66%
North Walsham parkrun6 September 202521:1167.98%
North Walsham parkrun14 June 202520:3869.79%
North Walsham parkrun31 May 202520:5568.85%
North Walsham parkrun24 May 202537:2838.44%
North Walsham parkrun17 May 202520:5768.74%
North Walsham parkrun10 May 202537:1438.68%
North Walsham parkrun8 June 202436:4838.81%
North Walsham parkrun11 May 202437:4537.83%
North Walsham parkrun23 September 202332:5443.02%
North Walsham parkrun20 May 202327:4151.12%

Showing 37 of 37 results. Races published on Hexathlon link to their full results; parkruns and races we have not published yet do not.

Standards by season

  • 2026·2/6 distances