The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melany Romero & Ruth Romero finished 393rd of 674 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Tampa 2026, in 1:34:52.
The runs carried this race: faster than 46% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:39 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Tampa ran slow: the 634 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:45 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:44Running 1 5:57v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 6:00v median −0:10
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 6:35v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 6:30v median +0:01
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:51v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:48v median +0:19
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 6:50v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:24Running 8 7:10v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:50
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 669
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 669 women's teams who finished.