This year, the top 20 athletes in each DEKA category will qualify for the World Championships to be held in Texas in December. With the year half over, this article will examine the current top 10 in each category, as well as give some context and history on record times over the last 3 years.
You can view the complete DEKA Global Leaderboards here.
DEKA STRONG
Men
In Context – Kevin Gregory’s current fastest time this year is only one second slower than 2022’s world record time by Ryan Kent. The fastest DEKA STRONG time set in 2021 was 11:49 by Ryan Corning.
Women
In Context – 2023 GORUCK Games Champion, Carly Wopat, just smashed the previous best time of 12:40 set by Terra Jackson earlier this year. Terra had beaten her own previous record of 12:51 which she earned at the 2022 DEKA World Champs. In 2021, the best time was 13:09 by Taylor Williamson.
DEKA MILE
Men
In Context – Greyson Kilgore has 2023’s best time at 17:23. The World Record was set last year by Ryan Kent with a 16:55 at the DEKA World Champs. Kent also held the fastest time in 2021 at 17:54.
Women
In Context – Katie Duke’s 19:31 is only 11 seconds slower than last year’s record 19:19 by Meg Jacoby at the DEKA World Champs. Back in 2021, the fastest time was 20:21, set by Kris Rugloski.
DEKA FIT
Men
In context – Rylan is on top of the board so far this year ahead of DEKA FIT rivals Ryan Kent and Veejay Jones. Rylan also holds the current fastest time ever of 28:28, set at 2022 DEKA FIT Palm Beaches. The fastest time in 2021 was Rich Ryan with 30:11.
Women
In context – Though Terra Jackson is right behind Lauren Weeks so far this year, she is the current World record holder with a time of 32:44. She earned that DEKA MARK at last year’s DEKA World Championships. Alandra Greenlee’s second-place time at World Champs (33:09) and Bridget Brown’s (33:43) was also faster than the top times so far this year. The fastest time in 2021 was Faye Stenning’s 34:20.
Looking Ahead
There are 9 more scheduled DEKA FIT events scheduled prior to the DEKA World Champs including the DEKA Road Shows. We do not expect that number to increase.
There are currently 71 more DEKA STRONG and 36 DEKA MILE events athletes can currently sign up for. Affiliate gyms will continue to schedule more of those events as the year goes on.
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