The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Saul Arenas & Nao Palma finished 694th of 933 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Acapulco 2026, in 1:43:12.
The stations carried this race: faster than 57% of the field across all eight, against 13% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:54 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Acapulco ran slow: the 425 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:35 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:20v median −0:18
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Block 02 10:09Running 2 7:01v median +1:23
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Block 03 15:28Running 3 9:56v median +3:50
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 7:58v median +1:49
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Block 05 13:04Running 5 7:55v median +1:37
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Block 06 9:24Running 6 7:45v median +1:30
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 8:04v median +1:45
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Block 08 14:20Running 8 8:52v median +2:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 927
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 927 mixed teams who finished.