The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Matheis finished 461st of 1,011 women in the Open division at Tampa 2026, in 1:38:12, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:58 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:23 faster at Tampa 2026 than at Miami 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:17Running 1 6:03v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:59v median +0:08
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 6:21v median +0:08
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 6:16v median +0:06
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:26v median +0:13
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:31v median +0:22
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 6:37v median +0:31
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Block 08 13:57Running 8 6:52v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1003
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,003 women who finished.