The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Joshua Braznell at Birmingham 2026: 1:00:08, 14th of 677 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:21, was faster than 97% of the field.
The field ran 1:47 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Berlin 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 4:02v median −1:02
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:36v median −0:52
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Block 03 6:49Running 3 3:42v median −1:04
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Block 04 6:26Running 4 3:43v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:09Running 5 3:50v median −1:03
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Block 06 5:05Running 6 3:47v median −1:02
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Block 07 6:53Running 7 3:51v median −0:58
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 3:57v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.