The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew McSoley finished 662nd of 1,079 men in the Open division at Tampa 2026, in 1:35:53.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:09 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:29Running 1 3:50v median −1:05
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:10v median −0:51
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 4:50v median −0:45
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 5:08v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:23v median −0:10
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 5:44v median +0:19
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Block 07 12:01Running 7 5:44v median +0:20
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Block 08 17:40Running 8 7:05v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.