The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jacob Kitson at Birmingham 2026: 1:06:34, 122nd of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:11 quicker than the median and 168th of 1,442. Stronger after halfway: 2:33 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:54, was faster than 88% 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 8:58Running 1 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 3:56v median −0:36
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Block 03 7:14Running 3 4:03v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 4:03v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 4:09v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:11v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:15v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
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.