The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Romario Ortega Cortes finished 370th of 850 men in the Open division at Mexico City 2026, in 1:35:02, faster than 57% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:10 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:07 worse 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 8:24Running 1 3:46v median −0:33
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 4:54v median −0:10
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:23v median −0:25
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 5:18v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:14v median −0:22
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 5:36v median +0:04
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:34v median +0:03
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Block 08 13:44Running 8 5:51v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 828
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 828 men who finished.