The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for gilberto lopez & juan carlos Betancourt at Acapulco 2026: 1:03:04, 57th of 780 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:25 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:18, was faster than 96% of the field.
Acapulco ran slow: the 457 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:04 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:08Running 1 3:07v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 3:52v median −1:14
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:07v median −1:29
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Block 04 6:57Running 4 3:59v median −1:40
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:06v median −1:42
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 4:05v median −1:38
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 4:09v median −1:36
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Block 08 8:25Running 8 4:16v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 778
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 778 men's teams who finished.