The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:28 at Rimini 2026 put Elisabetta Testa & Matteo Gasparotto 257th of 395 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:12. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:36Running 1 5:40v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 5:38v median +0:23
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Block 03 11:22Running 3 5:43v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:27v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:30v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:28v median −0:07
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 5:31v median −0:04
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 6:23v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.