The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gabriel Saenz finished 602nd of 1,412 men in the Open division at Puebla 2026, in 1:39:45, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:07. Stronger after halfway: 3:08 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Puebla cost the whole field time: about 9:46 more than the average race this season, going by 631 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:40v median −0:22
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Block 02 9:43Running 2 5:06v median −0:23
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Block 03 11:57Running 3 5:24v median −0:46
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Block 04 14:31Running 4 5:36v median −0:30
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 5:59v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:15v median −0:57
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 5:19v median −0:58
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Block 08 17:37Running 8 5:49v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.