The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sao Paulo 2026, joao victor Menezes crossed the line in 1:18:47: 137th of 591 men, faster than 77% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 54% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 2:31 quicker than the median and 10th of 591. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Sao Paulo 2026 and Rio de Janeiro 2025 were 3:32 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 5:01v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:42v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:32v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 5:14v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:17v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:29v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:31v median +0:16
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Block 08 8:42Running 8 5:09v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 589
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 589 men who finished.