The race, in three figures
The race, in words
3:17:29 at Athens 2026 put Elmer Vasquez 616th of 616 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 37:03. A harder second half: 30:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 19:22 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
Athens ran fast: the 284 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:33Running 1 6:31v median +1:16
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 6:27v median +1:50
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Block 03 21:42Running 3 8:47v median +3:48
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Block 04 35:30Running 4 10:08v median +5:13
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Block 05 14:21Running 5 8:02v median +2:59
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Block 06 12:32Running 6 9:00v median +4:06
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Block 07 18:56Running 7 7:54v median +3:02
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Block 08 55:21Running 8 11:52v median +6:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 607
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 607 men who finished.