The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Mendoza finished 607th of 850 men in the Open division at Mexico City 2026, in 1:49:49.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:22. A harder second half: 7:02 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 9:25Running 1 4:51v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:25v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:42v median −0:06
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Block 04 14:35Running 4 5:36v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:55v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:50v median +0:18
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Block 07 15:41Running 7 5:49v median +0:18
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Block 08 18:48Running 8 6:21v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:21
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.