The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marco Ruocco & Marta Pugliese finished 515th of 969 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Rimini 2026, in 1:25:22.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:05 quicker than the median and 97th of 969. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 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 10:25Running 1 6:13v median +0:43
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:50v median +0:30
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 6:38v median +0:58
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 5:57v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:49v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:41v median +0:05
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:45v median +0:07
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 6:39v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.