The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helen Heatlie took 3rd of 35 in the 45–49 age group at Rimini 2026, in 1:26:36.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 63% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:44, ahead of 85% of the field.
Rimini cost the whole field time: about 1:59 more than the average race this season, going by 468 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:44Running 1 5:49v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:26v median +0:06
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:29v median −0:14
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 5:25v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:26v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:19v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:14v median −0:25
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 5:50v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 503
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 503 women who finished.