The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Monterrey 2026, Ramiro Thomas Ibarra crossed the line in 1:31:57: 410th of 1,279 men, faster than 68% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 83% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:57 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:30Running 1 4:06v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:08v median −0:13
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Block 03 15:07Running 3 9:42v median +3:37
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 5:42v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:43v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:43v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 5:33v median −0:29
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 5:53v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.