The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:25:54 at Monterrey 2026 put Cesar Tomas Mercado 1,201st of 1,279 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 6:04 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 11:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. 14:05 in the roxzone was slower than 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 9:46Running 1 4:45v median +0:31
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Block 02 10:56Running 2 7:20v median +1:59
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Block 03 24:01Running 3 12:59v median +6:54
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Block 04 25:03Running 4 12:37v median +6:36
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Block 05 14:32Running 5 9:14v median +3:04
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Block 06 11:01Running 6 8:15v median +2:15
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Block 07 16:37Running 7 9:03v median +3:01
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Block 08 20:01Running 8 10:52v median +4:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:05
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.