The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Needler finished 686th of 1,079 men in the Open division at Tampa 2026, in 1:36:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:58 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:41 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 9:16Running 1 5:03v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:08v median +0:07
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:24v median −0:11
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 5:21v median −0:07
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:18v median −0:15
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:31v median +0:06
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Block 07 13:07Running 7 5:13v median −0:11
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Block 08 16:57Running 8 5:33v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.