The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Grant Ruder at Tampa 2026: 1:07:51, 53rd of 1,079 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:44 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:28, was faster than 91% of the field.
Tampa gave the field time back: about 1:00 faster than the average race this season, by 565 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:25v median −1:30
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 3:35v median −1:26
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:04v median −1:31
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 4:06v median −1:22
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 4:02v median −1:31
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 3:49v median −1:36
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 3:47v median −1:37
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 4:01v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1064
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,064 men who finished.