The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rimini 2026, MELISSA Giuliano & Gaetano PATERNICOLA crossed the line in 1:24:22: 483rd of 969 mixed teams, faster than 50% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:46. The race faded late: the second half went 2:26 worse 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 9:12Running 1 4:51v median −0:39
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:13v median −0:07
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:33v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 5:26v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:19v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:55v median +0:19
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 5:09v median −0:29
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Block 08 12:21Running 8 5:29v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.