CrossFit Palo Alto athlete ranks 31st

CrossFit Palo Alto coach Tim said in a May 13 blog post that he finished 31st in the men’s 50-54 age group after the 2026 Quarterfinals and advanced to the Online Semifinals. The post said the online stage ran from Thursday through Monday and that the top 10 athletes from that competition would qualify for the Masters CrossFit Games in late July. (crossfitpaloalto.com) Tim wrote that he was “not in a place to qualify” for the Games after the leaderboard was released and said his Semifinals position was 18th at the time of posting. CrossFit Palo Alto had previously listed Tim among its 2026 Quarterfinal qualifiers in the 50-54 division. (legendscomp.com) ### Who is the athlete in the post? CrossFit Palo Alto identified the author as Tim, a coach at the Mountain View affiliate, in the May 13 post and in earlier gym blog entries. A March 25 post on the same site listed “Tim – Individual and (50-54)” among the gym’s 2026 Quarterfinalists. The May 13 entry was written in the first person and described Tim’s own competition weekend, including help from “Coach Andrew and Coach Rebecca” and a judging assist from Craig Howard of Diablo CrossFit. Tim also wrote that he trains for activities outside the gym, including jiu-jitsu three times a week and mountain biking. (crossfitpaloalto.com) ### What exactly did he say about his ranking? The May 13 post said, “after the Quarterfinals a few weeks ago I was ranked 31st in the 50-54 age group.” Tim wrote that the result qualified him for the Online Semifinals, which he said took place from the previous Thursday through Monday. (crossfitpaloalto.com) The same post gave a before-and-after snapshot of his season. Tim wrote that his Open finish was 94th, his Quarterfinals finish was 31st and his Semifinals position was “currently 18th.” He added that he had met his goal of improving in each phase of competition that year. (crossfitpaloalto.com) ### How does the 2026 Masters path work for that age group? The 2026 CrossFit Games rulebook says the season runs from the Open to Quarterfinals, then Semifinals and the CrossFit Games, with separate Masters CrossFit Games competition also governed by the rules. (crossfitpaloalto.com) The Legends event page for the 2026 Masters CrossFit Games says the top 25% of each age group advanced from the Open to Quarterfinals, and then the top 400 athletes in the 35-54 divisions advanced from Quarterfinals to the Semifinals stage. For the men’s 50-54 division, the rulebook says 20 men and 20 women qualify to the Masters CrossFit Games in 2026, split between live Semifinals and online Semifinals. (crossfitpaloalto.com) The Legends page lists the same total for the 50-54 division and says the Masters CrossFit Games will be held in San Jose. ### Why did Tim focus on judging and video rules? The May 13 post said five workouts were released for the Online Semifinals and could be performed in any order as long as athletes met submission requirements by Monday at 12 p.m. Tim wrote that standards were “set high” because each workout required two judges, and each judge had to hold a CrossFit Level 1 certificate and pass two CrossFit Games judging courses. (games.crossfit.com) Tim also said athletes had to record workouts and submit video with their results. He wrote that organizing the weekend took significant support and thanked CrossFit Palo Alto coaches Andrew and Rebecca, as well as Craig Howard of Diablo CrossFit, for helping with judging and logistics. (games.crossfit.com) ### Did he make the Games field? Tim wrote on May 13 that he was “not in a place to qualify for The CrossFit Games a sixth time” and said his Online Semifinals standing was 18th when he checked the leaderboard. In the same post, he said the top 10 from the online competition would move on to the Masters CrossFit Games. (crossfitpaloalto.com) The Legends page says the 2026 Masters CrossFit Games presented by Legends are scheduled for July 21-23 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. CrossFit Palo Alto’s May 13 post also promoted discounted all-access tickets for July 24-26 at SAP Center, but the official Masters event page lists July 21-23 for the age-group competition in San Jose. (crossfitpaloalto.com)