The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rimini 2026, Mirko Romei & Joseph Paul Benvenuti crossed the line in 1:10:32: 134th of 524 men's teams, faster than 74% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 62% on the stations. The SkiErg was the standout, 1:32 quicker than the median and 9th of 524. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rimini cost the whole field time: about 1:03 more than the average race this season, going by 914 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:27Running 1 3:52v median −1:06
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 3:38v median −1:08
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 4:09v median −1:01
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 4:04v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:44v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:30v median −0:36
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 4:24v median −0:39
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 4:46v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 517
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 517 men's teams who finished.