The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:07 at Mexico City 2026 put Eduardo Balderas 564th of 850 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:26. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:12 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 9:47Running 1 4:39v median +0:20
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 5:05v median +0:01
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:15v median −0:33
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Block 04 15:17Running 4 5:37v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:02v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:56v median −0:36
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 4:56v median −0:35
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Block 08 17:23Running 8 6:30v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:19
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.