The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rimini 2026, Federico Verdecchia & Benedetta De Sanctis crossed the line in 1:21:29: 377th of 969 mixed teams, faster than 61% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 86% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. The sled push was where this race was made, 1:04 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Rimini. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:04.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:27Running 1 6:03v median +0:33
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:36v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:53v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 6:31v median +0:54
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:48v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:28v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 5:39v median +0:01
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 6:37v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 959
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 959 mixed teams who finished.