The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ariel De Cardenas finished 1,013th of 1,079 men in the Open division at Tampa 2026, in 2:11:44.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:41 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:16, behind 91% of the field.
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 15:47Running 1 10:41v median +5:46
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Block 02 9:54Running 2 7:03v median +2:02
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Block 03 15:45Running 3 7:07v median +1:32
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Block 04 18:01Running 4 7:57v median +2:29
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Block 05 13:10Running 5 7:42v median +2:09
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Block 06 10:16Running 6 7:21v median +1:56
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Block 07 19:01Running 7 7:54v median +2:30
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Block 08 17:42Running 8 8:58v median +3:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:16
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.