The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Raffaele Salis & Antonio\ Bertini finished 455th of 524 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rimini 2026, in 1:33:55.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rimini ran slow: the 914 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:03 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 5:06v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:40v median +0:54
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Block 03 11:58Running 3 7:40v median +2:30
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 7:01v median +1:55
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 7:16v median +2:05
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:38v median +1:32
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 6:33v median +1:30
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 8:48v median +3:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.