The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rocco Meraz finished 295th of 438 men in the Open division at Mexico City 2024, in 1:51:06.
A station race more than a running one: 54% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:29 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Mexico City cost the whole field time: about 8:48 more than the average race this season, going by 184 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 5:23v median +0:22
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Block 02 10:24Running 2 6:34v median +0:52
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Block 03 13:47Running 3 6:44v median +0:29
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 6:50v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:41v median +0:24
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Block 06 9:42Running 6 6:49v median +0:39
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 6:02v median −0:07
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Block 08 17:17Running 8 10:03v median +2:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 426
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 426 men who finished.