The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:09 at Rimini 2026 put Francesco Merlini 280th of 539 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:27 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:07 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Rimini. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:09.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:25v median −0:18
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 4:25v median −0:14
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Block 03 13:21Running 3 5:21v median +0:12
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 4:42v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:37v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 4:34v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 4:39v median −0:22
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Block 08 14:59Running 8 5:21v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.