The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simone Montella finished 1,251st of 1,482 men in the Open division at Rimini 2026, in 1:44:23.
The stations carried this race: faster than 40% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:22, behind 88% of the field.
Rimini ran slow: the 1,370 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:09 slower here than at their other races. That was 17:05 off the time at Verona 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:50v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:00v median +0:23
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Block 03 14:44Running 3 7:30v median +2:21
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Block 04 15:24Running 4 9:36v median +4:34
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:38v median +1:34
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:19v median +1:21
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:59v median +1:03
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Block 08 15:41Running 8 7:05v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1458
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,458 men who finished.