The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jason Birkhead finished 421st of 423 men in the Open division at Tampa 2026, in 2:39:24.
The wall balls cost the most time: 14:22 slower than the median. A harder second half: 22:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:10 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 11:08Running 1 6:14v median +1:15
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Block 02 11:00Running 2 6:50v median +1:45
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Block 03 13:04Running 3 6:56v median +1:25
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Block 04 24:46Running 4 7:20v median +1:50
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Block 05 14:24Running 5 9:19v median +3:42
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Block 06 11:35Running 6 7:51v median +2:25
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Block 07 22:16Running 7 7:57v median +2:30
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Block 08 37:09Running 8 15:03v median +9:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:10
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.