The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kevin Romero finished 1,370th of 1,504 men in the Open division at Mexico City 2026, in 2:11:42.
Legs and stations told different stories: 24% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mexico City ran slow: the 954 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:46 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:18Running 1 4:48v median +0:22
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Block 02 10:43Running 2 5:09v median −0:02
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Block 03 16:34Running 3 8:02v median +2:12
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Block 04 18:21Running 4 7:19v median +1:36
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 6:50v median +1:08
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Block 06 11:12Running 6 6:29v median +0:49
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Block 07 17:24Running 7 6:28v median +0:51
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Block 08 21:58Running 8 7:12v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:51
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.