The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Manuel Gonzalez finished 260th of 539 men in the Open division at Buenos Aires 2026, in 1:25:47, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:17 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Buenos Aires gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 105 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 4:31v median −0:42
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 4:37v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 5:03v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 4:54v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:51v median +0:03
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 5:23v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 5:22v median −0:15
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 4:20v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 531
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 531 men who finished.