The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Itzel Espinosa & Roxana Llanas at Puebla 2026: 1:22:05, 81st of 855 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:57 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:13, ahead of 87% of the field.
Puebla cost the whole field time: about 9:10 more than the average race this season, going by 335 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 3:44v median −1:14
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:10v median −1:17
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Block 03 12:05Running 3 5:38v median −1:16
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 5:13v median −1:42
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 5:23v median −1:47
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:12v median −1:50
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 5:14v median −1:50
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 5:27v median −1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 850
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 850 women's teams who finished.