The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mercedes Flores Espejel finished 498th of 853 women in the Open division at Puebla 2026, in 1:52:43.
The sled push was the standout, 1:05 quicker than the median and 85th of 853. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:48 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Puebla cost the whole field time: about 12:21 more than the average race this season, going by 277 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:45Running 1 4:52v median +0:22
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 5:58v median −0:11
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Block 03 15:55Running 3 6:42v median −0:03
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Block 04 13:45Running 4 6:54v median +0:12
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Block 05 14:13Running 5 7:50v median +0:48
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Block 06 9:46Running 6 7:05v median +0:15
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Block 07 13:15Running 7 7:29v median +0:36
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Block 08 17:11Running 8 8:50v median +1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:44
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 841
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 841 women who finished.