The race, in three figures
The race, in words
ALBERTO DE LA CRUZ & CARLOS JAVIER DE LA CRUZ finished 88th of 814 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Puebla 2026, in 1:10:14, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:35, was faster than 95% of the field.
Puebla cost the whole field time: about 7:49 more than the average race this season, going by 405 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:25Running 1 3:02v median −1:18
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:08v median −1:30
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:52v median −1:31
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 5:25v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:56v median −1:36
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:44v median −1:34
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 5:01v median −1:21
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Block 08 9:35Running 8 4:53v median −1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 813
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 813 men's teams who finished.