The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Mercado finished 724th of 850 men in the Open division at Mexico City 2026, in 2:02:58.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:22 behind the median. A harder second half: 13:59 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 10:03Running 1 4:31v median +0:12
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 5:13v median +0:09
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Block 03 13:56Running 3 6:46v median +0:58
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Block 04 14:16Running 4 6:33v median +0:53
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Block 05 13:00Running 5 7:16v median +1:40
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Block 06 11:25Running 6 6:57v median +1:25
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Block 07 13:53Running 7 6:39v median +1:08
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Block 08 25:06Running 8 8:39v median +2:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:47
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.