The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Lucas Vallée crossed the line in 1:23:54: 536th of 1,442 men, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:46 on the median. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:47v median −1:15
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:10v median +0:38
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:55v median +0:59
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 5:23v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 6:03v median +1:02
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:44v median +0:51
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 5:44v median +0:49
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 6:30v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.