The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Cancun 2026, Emilio Ayala crossed the line in 1:36:37: 165th of 375 men, faster than 56% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 71% of the field across all eight, against 32% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:01 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cancun ran slow: the 182 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 6:45 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:48v median −0:17
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Block 02 10:30Running 2 4:34v median +0:05
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Block 03 13:36Running 3 5:33v median +0:25
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:32v median +0:14
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 6:41v median +1:20
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:07v median +0:50
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 6:11v median +0:46
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 7:10v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 342
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 342 men who finished.