The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Puebla 2026, José Alejandro Méndez Sampedro crossed the line in 1:37:05: 525th of 1,412 men, faster than 63% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:36 ahead of the median. The sled push cost the most time: 2:28 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 7:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Puebla. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 9:46. That was 14:40 off the time at Mexico City 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:02v median −1:00
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Block 02 12:19Running 2 5:03v median −0:26
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 5:50v median −0:20
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 6:11v median +0:05
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:09v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:34v median −0:38
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:22v median −0:55
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Block 08 14:41Running 8 6:37v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1389
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,389 men who finished.