The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joaquin Salcido finished 451st of 595 men in the Open division at Mexico City 2026, in 1:54:51.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:07. The race faded late: the second half went 12:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mexico City ran slow: the 954 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:46 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 4:57v median +0:27
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 5:03v median −0:08
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 5:27v median −0:19
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Block 04 13:09Running 4 5:38v median −0:03
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 5:51v median +0:12
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 5:52v median +0:15
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Block 07 13:17Running 7 5:54v median +0:19
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Block 08 24:43Running 8 6:22v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:30
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.