The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mexico City 2026, Jose Aceval crossed the line in 1:25:33: 260th of 1,504 men, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mexico City cost the whole field time: about 4:46 more than the average race this season, going by 954 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 3:54v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:29v median −0:42
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 4:43v median −1:07
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 4:41v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:36v median −1:06
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 4:27v median −1:13
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:19v median −1:18
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 4:33v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1484
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,484 men who finished.