The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Joshua Shein & Aristidis Mereos at Tampa 2026: 1:01:38, 9th of 281 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 76% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:30, ahead of 99% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:49v median −1:22
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Block 02 5:27Running 2 3:56v median −1:15
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Block 03 7:12Running 3 4:15v median −1:19
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Block 04 7:17Running 4 4:20v median −1:17
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 4:04v median −1:38
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:08v median −1:26
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:06v median −1:25
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Block 08 8:02Running 8 3:55v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 280
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 280 men's teams who finished.