The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fernando Ortega finished 1,324th of 1,504 men in the Open division at Mexico City 2026, in 2:07:16.
The runs carried this race: faster than 43% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 4% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:51. A harder second half: 3:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:44 faster at Mexico City 2026 than at Ciudad de Mexico 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 4:47v median +0:21
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Block 02 13:29Running 2 5:34v median +0:23
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Block 03 14:16Running 3 5:43v median −0:07
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Block 04 16:53Running 4 5:54v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 5:53v median +0:11
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Block 06 11:35Running 6 6:32v median +0:52
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Block 07 17:38Running 7 5:41v median +0:04
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Block 08 18:47Running 8 6:30v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:30
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.