The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Preston Combs & Matthew Reilly finished 265th of 290 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Tampa 2026, in 1:35:04.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:15, behind 95% of the field.
Tampa gave the field time back: about 1:36 faster than the average race this season, by 105 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:10Running 1 6:02v median +1:37
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:58v median +1:29
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 7:07v median +2:05
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 7:14v median +2:21
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 7:33v median +2:37
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 7:08v median +2:16
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 7:07v median +2:13
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 7:52v median +2:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 288
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 288 men's teams who finished.