The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matteo Merlino & Matteo Bisestri finished 510th of 524 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rimini 2026, in 1:47:28.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 10:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:48 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
This was a slow day in Rimini. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:03.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:10Running 1 7:17v median +2:19
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:13v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 8:39v median +3:29
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Block 04 12:25Running 4 8:45v median +3:39
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Block 05 13:37Running 5 9:07v median +3:56
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Block 06 10:29Running 6 8:53v median +3:47
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Block 07 12:28Running 7 8:57v median +3:54
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Block 08 17:32Running 8 10:35v median +4:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.