The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jose Gomes finished 822nd of 1,079 men in the Open division at Tampa 2026, in 1:45:25.
The stations carried this race: faster than 40% of the field across all eight, against 13% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:08 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:56Running 1 6:16v median +1:21
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:54v median +0:53
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 6:13v median +0:38
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Block 04 14:14Running 4 6:28v median +1:00
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:38v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 6:27v median +1:02
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Block 07 13:51Running 7 6:58v median +1:34
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Block 08 18:33Running 8 10:54v median +5:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.