The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Tampa 2026, Ryan Stoffer crossed the line in 1:24:00: 128th of 423 men, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:47. A harder second half: 9:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Tampa gained about 1:00. 2:43 slower than at Washington DC 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:08v median −0:51
-
Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:11v median −0:54
-
Block 03 8:22Running 3 4:24v median −1:07
-
Block 04 8:30Running 4 4:30v median −1:00
-
Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:33v median −1:04
-
Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:23v median −1:03
-
Block 07 12:13Running 7 6:17v median +0:50
-
Block 08 17:46Running 8 5:15v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 417
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 417 men who finished.