This Olympian Won the Mexico City Marathon in 2:10—Wearing a Bare-Bones $22 Casio Watch

I need pace, heart rate, splits, and whatever other nonsense my Apple Watch can feed me. If I glance down midrun and something isn’t tracking correctly, I immediately assume the whole thing has gone off the rails.Cristhian Pacheco had a much simpler setup when he won the Mexico City Marathon on Sunday.Race photos appear to show the Peruvian marathoner wearing a Casio F-91W, the tiny black digital watch that looks like it was pulled straight from a childhood junk drawer. Pacheco still crossed the line first in 2:10:03, beating runner-up Anbesa Lencho Tefaye by more than a minute.The watch itself, which is on sale for $22, is basically a blast from another running era. Casio’s F-91W keeps time, has an alarm and backlight, and includes a basic stopwatch. If you’re looking for GPS, heart-rate tracking, or pace data, they’re nowhere to be found. And that stopwatch? It tops out at 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds. Pacheco was still racing for another hour and 10 minutes after that.Manuel Velasquez//Getty ImagesPacheco, 33, is a three-time Olympian and owns a 2:07:38 marathon personal best, according to World Athletics. In Mexico City, La Jornada reported that he stayed with the lead group through 25K before eventually moving ahead.For Pacheco, he said the toughest stretch came late in the race.“It was a very complicated route, but we had already studied it. From kilometer 32 onwards, everything became more difficult due to the slopes and the altitude, which made my legs falter,” he told La Jornada. “That's when everything I had learned in my training came into play to avoid giving up.”He held on for the win, and because the universe has a sense of humor, the winner’s prize reportedly included $50,000—plus a Garmin watch.As for his next major target, it’s already on the calendar.“Next up are the Pan American Games in Lima 2027,” he told La Jornada. “They’re going to be held in my country, so it’s almost an obligation for me to be there.”We’ll see if the Casio gets another start. At this point, it’s earned one.Sean Abrams was the Senior Editor, Growth and Engagement at Men’s Health. He’s a former hip hop dancer who likes long walks on the beach and large glasses of tequila. You can find his previous work at Maxim, Elite Daily, and AskMen.