The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ricardo Tapia Velazquez finished 916th of 1,412 men in the Open division at Puebla 2026, in 1:52:58.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:24 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Puebla cost the whole field time: about 9:46 more than the average race this season, going by 631 athletes who raced both. 0:21 slower than at Mexico City 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 3:44v median −0:18
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Block 02 11:00Running 2 5:07v median −0:22
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Block 03 14:05Running 3 5:55v median −0:15
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Block 04 14:20Running 4 6:02v median −0:04
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 5:56v median −0:25
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Block 06 12:38Running 6 5:41v median −0:31
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Block 07 12:56Running 7 5:30v median −0:47
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Block 08 19:56Running 8 6:51v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.