The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Art Valdez finished 134th of 423 men in the Open division at Tampa 2026, in 1:24:24, faster than 68% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:12 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:36 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:57 faster at Tampa 2026 than at Atlanta 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:50v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:43v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 4:52v median −0:39
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 4:50v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:24v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:04v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 5:07v median −0:20
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Block 08 14:36Running 8 5:16v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.