The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Andrew Smith at Ciudad de Mexico 2024: 1:19:44, 91st of 920 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 96% of the field across all eight, against 74% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 2:30 quicker than the median and 39th of 920. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Ciudad de Mexico ran slow: the 363 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:59 slower here than at their other races. 1:00 slower than at New York 2019, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 6:32v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:54v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 5:00v median −0:45
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 5:14v median −0:36
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:26v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:21v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 5:33v median −0:20
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 5:50v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 871
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 871 men who finished.