The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ray Newman finished 288th of 304 men in the Open division at Tampa 2026, in 2:08:25.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 6:17 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:04Running 1 5:09v median +0:16
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Block 02 10:22Running 2 6:27v median +1:27
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Block 03 17:05Running 3 10:49v median +5:19
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Block 04 19:13Running 4 7:09v median +1:44
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Block 05 13:42Running 5 7:45v median +2:10
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Block 06 9:57Running 6 7:32v median +2:08
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Block 07 18:04Running 7 7:15v median +1:51
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Block 08 20:45Running 8 8:34v median +2:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 300
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 300 men who finished.