The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Virginia Bruttini took 2nd of 31 in the 40–44 age group at Rimini 2026, in 1:21:52.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 66% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:36, was faster than 90% of the field.
The field ran 2:11 slower at Rimini 2026 than at Bologna 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:01v median −1:25
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:08v median −1:16
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 4:33v median −1:15
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:28v median −1:17
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 4:35v median −1:13
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:27v median −1:15
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 4:23v median −1:19
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 5:14v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 309
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 309 women who finished.