The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:09:36 at Mexico City 2026 put Fernando Vasquez 769th of 850 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 8:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 10:51 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 10:17Running 1 4:57v median +0:38
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Block 02 11:17Running 2 5:28v median +0:24
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Block 03 12:46Running 3 5:55v median +0:07
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Block 04 18:50Running 4 5:59v median +0:19
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 5:57v median +0:21
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Block 06 10:16Running 6 5:50v median +0:18
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Block 07 20:42Running 7 5:57v median +0:26
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Block 08 23:08Running 8 6:32v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:16
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.