The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Norma Balanzario finished 1,135th of 1,301 women in the Open division at Mexico City 2026, in 2:16:06.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 6:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 16:18 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
The field ran 8:18 faster at Mexico City 2026 than at Puebla 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:11Running 1 4:56v median −0:04
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Block 02 12:18Running 2 6:09v median +0:15
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Block 03 19:08Running 3 9:25v median +2:51
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Block 04 15:31Running 4 7:09v median +0:43
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Block 05 13:43Running 5 7:34v median +1:07
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 6:54v median +0:28
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Block 07 19:44Running 7 6:53v median +0:30
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Block 08 19:02Running 8 10:40v median +3:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:18
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1277
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,277 women who finished.