The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rafael Ortiz de Montellano finished 1,062nd of 1,279 men in the Open division at Monterrey 2026, in 2:03:59.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 4:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:04, behind 90% of the field.
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 10:08Running 1 5:26v median +1:12
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Block 02 11:37Running 2 7:00v median +1:39
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Block 03 13:57Running 3 7:48v median +1:43
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Block 04 15:44Running 4 8:18v median +2:17
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Block 05 13:31Running 5 8:36v median +2:26
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Block 06 11:35Running 6 8:06v median +2:06
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Block 07 15:25Running 7 8:34v median +2:32
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Block 08 18:04Running 8 10:29v median +3:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:04
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.