The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rich Wang took 2nd of 15 in the 50–54 age group at Mexico City 2026, in 1:35:15.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:18 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:41 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Mexico City cost the whole field time: about 4:46 more than the average race this season, going by 954 athletes who raced both. 7:57 slower than at Salt Lake City 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:33v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:16v median +0:05
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 6:30v median +0:44
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 6:36v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:26v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:17v median +0:40
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Block 07 11:42Running 7 6:16v median +0:41
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 6:40v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 585
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 585 men who finished.