The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Athens 2026, Andrea Giaffreda & Aurelio Talà crossed the line in 1:09:27: 72nd of 255 men's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:40 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:47v median +0:15
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:38v median −0:09
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:27v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:01Running 4 4:26v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:32v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:39v median −0:30
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 4:38v median −0:27
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Block 08 8:27Running 8 4:38v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 253
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 253 men's teams who finished.