The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mel Mellado at Guadalajara 2026: 1:16:58, 112th of 1,361 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:35, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a slow day in Guadalajara. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:09v median −1:04
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 3:53v median −1:25
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 4:43v median −1:08
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 4:26v median −1:20
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:28v median −1:36
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:37v median −1:14
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:35v median −1:18
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 4:45v median −1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1319
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,319 men who finished.