The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rimini 2026, Antonio Di Benedetto & Martina Barco crossed the line in 1:23:54: 189th of 389 mixed teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:33 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rimini ran slow: the 675 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:04 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 5:21v median −0:04
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 4:56v median −0:23
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 6:15v median +0:37
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 5:08v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:16v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:04v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:07v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 5:36v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 381
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 381 mixed teams who finished.