The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Blanco Avalos finished 449th of 1,504 men in the Open division at Mexico City 2026, in 1:31:27, faster than 70% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 53% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:23 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 4:37v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 5:06v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:23v median −0:27
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 5:26v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:30v median −0:12
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Block 06 10:27Running 6 7:43v median +2:03
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:11v median −0:26
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 5:10v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.