The race, in three figures
The race, in words
rafael cheng finished 299th of 304 men in the Open division at Tampa 2026, in 2:40:26.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 5:48 slower than the median. A harder second half: 19:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 23:49 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Tampa gained about 1:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:43Running 1 6:14v median +1:21
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Block 02 9:58Running 2 7:08v median +2:08
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Block 03 17:12Running 3 9:16v median +3:46
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Block 04 21:03Running 4 9:28v median +4:03
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Block 05 15:13Running 5 8:28v median +2:53
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Block 06 12:31Running 6 8:28v median +3:04
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Block 07 14:53Running 7 8:16v median +2:52
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Block 08 34:12Running 8 21:33v median +15:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 23:49
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.