The race, in three figures
The race, in words
56:51 at Birmingham 2026 put Joel Roura on the age-group podium: 3rd of 129 in the 25–29 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:44 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:00, was faster than 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:08. Joel Roura's fastest of 9 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:47v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:18v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 3:27v median −0:47
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Block 04 5:42Running 4 3:30v median −0:46
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Block 05 7:29Running 5 3:28v median −0:52
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Block 06 4:54Running 6 3:23v median −0:51
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Block 07 6:06Running 7 3:34v median −0:45
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Block 08 7:46Running 8 3:40v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:00
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.