The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Monterrey 2026, NELSON CARDENAS crossed the line in 1:36:09: 524th of 1,279 men, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:15 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Monterrey ran slow: the 435 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:35 slower here than at their other races. 2:05 slower than at Monterrey 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 3:46v median −0:28
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 4:52v median −0:29
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Block 03 12:54Running 3 6:03v median −0:02
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 6:00v median −0:01
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:47v median −0:23
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 5:24v median −0:36
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Block 07 11:42Running 7 5:27v median −0:35
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 5:42v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.