The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Acapulco 2026, César Cruz López crossed the line in 1:33:39: 617th of 1,244 men, faster than 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Acapulco cost the whole field time: about 2:02 more than the average race this season, going by 739 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 3:55v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 4:54v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 5:29v median −0:06
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:06v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:29v median −0:17
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:08v median −0:26
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 5:04v median −0:31
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Block 08 14:52Running 8 6:03v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:36
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.