The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Raphael Merkt at Rimini 2025: 1:06:02, 21st of 596 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:30 quicker than the median and 20th of 596. Stronger after halfway: 1:18 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Rimini ran slow: the 1,273 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:31 slower here than at their other races. 2:08 slower than at Hamburg 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 4:03v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:05v median −0:38
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Block 03 7:05Running 3 4:13v median −0:57
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 4:17v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:23v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 4:22v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:28v median −0:38
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Block 08 7:35Running 8 3:23v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 591
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 591 men who finished.