The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Diego Merelli finished 212th of 539 men in the Open division at Rimini 2026, in 1:25:27, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:03 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:15 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Rimini cost the whole field time: about 2:09 more than the average race this season, going by 1,370 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:08v median −0:35
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 3:59v median −0:40
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Block 03 11:22Running 3 4:46v median −0:23
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 4:52v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:20v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 4:31v median −0:32
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 4:36v median −0:25
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 5:18v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 526
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 526 men who finished.