The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:06:49 at Verona 2025 put Samuele Saponara 1,493rd of 1,523 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 6:04 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:17, behind 98% of the field.
Verona ran fast: the 1,216 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:58 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:36Running 1 6:55v median +2:05
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Block 02 10:18Running 2 7:20v median +2:39
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Block 03 14:29Running 3 7:57v median +2:51
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Block 04 16:58Running 4 8:00v median +2:59
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Block 05 18:47Running 5 7:59v median +2:45
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Block 06 10:05Running 6 7:50v median +2:48
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Block 07 14:49Running 7 7:25v median +2:26
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Block 08 17:38Running 8 8:25v median +3:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1517
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,517 men who finished.