The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Monterrey 2026, Jose Elias Cantu Garza crossed the line in 1:34:44: 490th of 1,279 men, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:44. A harder second half: 3:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Monterrey ran slow: the 435 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:35 slower here than at their other races. 5:56 slower than at Monterrey 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 4:16v median +0:02
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 5:04v median −0:17
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 5:13v median −0:52
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 5:17v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:20v median −0:50
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 5:19v median −0:41
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 5:19v median −0:43
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Block 08 16:02Running 8 5:43v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.