The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Waterworth finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:02:18 for 49th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:46 quicker than the median and 75th of 1,442. Stronger after halfway: 2:07 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:37, ahead of 93% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 4:05v median −0:57
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 3:31v median −1:01
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Block 03 7:03Running 3 3:44v median −1:12
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Block 04 7:34Running 4 3:49v median −1:07
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Block 05 7:59Running 5 3:47v median −1:14
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 3:45v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 3:40v median −1:15
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Block 08 8:12Running 8 3:51v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
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.