The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Acapulco 2026, Said Martínez crossed the line in 1:21:42: 317th of 1,244 men, faster than 75% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 65% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:05 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:45 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Acapulco cost the whole field time: about 2:02 more than the average race this season, going by 739 athletes who raced both. That was 2:38 off the time at Istanbul 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:27v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:22v median −0:13
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:18v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:16v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:28v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 5:29v median −0:06
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 5:26v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1192
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,192 men who finished.