The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:06 at Rimini 2026 put Niko Michelini & Paolo Babini 141st of 951 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:03, was faster than 85% of the field.
Rimini ran slow: the 914 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:03 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:58v median −0:56
-
Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:09v median −0:39
-
Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:28v median −0:48
-
Block 04 6:54Running 4 4:23v median −0:51
-
Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:31v median −0:46
-
Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:21v median −0:49
-
Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:31v median −0:39
-
Block 08 10:04Running 8 5:11v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 945
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 945 men's teams who finished.