The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Monterrey 2026, Marco Mata crossed the line in 1:29:57: 351st of 1,279 men, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:26 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 5:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Monterrey cost the whole field time: about 3:35 more than the average race this season, going by 435 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:26Running 1 3:15v median −0:59
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 4:17v median −1:04
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 5:50v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 4:47v median −1:14
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:12v median −0:58
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 5:15v median −0:45
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 5:29v median −0:33
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Block 08 14:47Running 8 6:15v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1270
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,270 men who finished.