The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ernie Cortes finished 629th of 1,079 men in the Open division at Tampa 2026, in 1:34:18.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:14 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:16 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:49Running 1 4:50v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 4:53v median −0:08
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:08v median −0:27
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Block 04 13:54Running 4 5:02v median −0:26
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:10v median −0:23
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:11v median −0:14
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 5:26v median +0:02
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 5:31v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.