The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:27 at Birmingham 2026 put Dan Vallance 565th of 693 men in the Pro division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both. 5:40 slower than at London Excel 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:11v median +0:39
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 4:24v median +0:26
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 4:35v median +0:21
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 4:39v median +0:23
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:44v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 4:37v median +0:23
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 4:48v median +0:29
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Block 08 16:19Running 8 4:57v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.