The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ray Polito finished 328th of 1,079 men in the Open division at Tampa 2026, in 1:21:25, faster than 70% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 55% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:57 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Tampa ran fast: the 565 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:31v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:15v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 5:17v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 5:17v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:19v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:17v median −0:08
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 5:09v median −0:15
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 5:25v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:02
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.