The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Avery finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:07:03 for 137th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:02 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:50, was faster than 90% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. That was 0:25 off the time at Helsinki 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:35v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:53v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:07v median −0:49
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:07v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:07v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:06v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 4:02v median −0:53
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 4:19v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.