The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:05:45 at Gdansk 2026 put Dan Darley on the age-group podium: 2nd of 86 in the 50–54 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:50 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:45, ahead of 96% of the field.
The field ran 1:30 slower at Gdansk 2026 than at Helsinki 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:11v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 3:46v median −1:09
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Block 03 7:14Running 3 3:59v median −1:20
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:02v median −1:15
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 4:10v median −1:17
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 4:05v median −1:12
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:08v median −1:09
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 4:38v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1343
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,343 men who finished.