The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:55 at Mexico City 2026 put Edgardo Martínez Méndez on the age-group podium: 3rd of 16 in the 55–59 age group.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 2:12 quicker than the median and 156th of 1,504. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Mexico City. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 4:46. 2:50 slower than at Acapulco 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 4:45v median +0:19
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 5:23v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 5:44v median −0:06
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 5:48v median +0:05
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 5:39v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:32v median −0:08
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Block 07 12:37Running 7 6:20v median +0:43
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 6:02v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.