The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mexico City 2026, Angel Arturo Valverde de la Torre crossed the line in 1:27:04: 304th of 1,504 men, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:29. Stronger after halfway: 4:17 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. That was 6:33 off the time at Acapulco 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 3:38v median −0:48
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 4:33v median −0:38
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Block 03 13:44Running 3 5:25v median −0:25
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 4:47v median −0:56
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:41v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:34v median −1:06
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 4:43v median −0:54
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Block 08 13:19Running 8 5:03v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.