The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cancun 2026, Carlos Ruiz crossed the line in 1:22:59: 43rd of 220 men, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:19 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:10, was faster than 90% of the field.
This was a slow day in Cancun. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 7:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 3:49v median −0:23
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 4:09v median −0:31
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 4:37v median −0:41
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 4:45v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:29v median −1:07
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:26v median −0:58
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 4:22v median −1:00
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 5:13v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 215
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 215 men who finished.