The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David McDowell finished 1,030th of 1,079 men in the Open division at Tampa 2026, in 2:16:58.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:22 slower than the median. A harder second half: 23:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:23, behind 98% 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 10:37Running 1 5:56v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:45Running 2 6:01v median +1:00
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Block 03 13:21Running 3 6:39v median +1:04
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Block 04 14:59Running 4 6:53v median +1:25
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Block 05 13:21Running 5 7:40v median +2:07
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Block 06 11:51Running 6 8:01v median +2:36
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Block 07 19:25Running 7 8:37v median +3:13
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Block 08 27:24Running 8 17:56v median +12:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:23
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.