The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Manuel Tapia finished 723rd of 850 men in the Open division at Mexico City 2026, in 2:02:57.
The stations carried this race: faster than 41% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:21. A harder second half: 7:28 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 9:31Running 1 4:54v median +0:35
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Block 02 12:06Running 2 7:01v median +1:57
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Block 03 13:15Running 3 7:10v median +1:22
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Block 04 15:01Running 4 8:25v median +2:45
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Block 05 13:14Running 5 7:53v median +2:17
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Block 06 12:13Running 6 8:41v median +3:09
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Block 07 14:46Running 7 7:27v median +1:56
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Block 08 19:15Running 8 12:13v median +6:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:41
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.