The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Salvatore Castellano & Ninetta Grasso at Rimini 2026: 1:09:06, 24th of 395 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 62% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:25, was faster than 99% of the field.
Rimini cost the whole field time: about 1:04 more than the average race this season, going by 675 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:19v median −1:06
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:13v median −1:02
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 4:23v median −1:14
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Block 04 7:13Running 4 4:20v median −1:18
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:22v median −1:20
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 4:14v median −1:21
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 4:22v median −1:13
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 4:50v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 395
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 395 mixed teams who finished.