The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Nicola Di Palma & Michele Maria Rizza at Rome 2025: 59:58, 52nd of 775 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 97% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 70% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:53 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:29, ahead of 96% of the field.
Rome ran fast: the 792 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:34 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 4:30v median −1:25
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Block 02 5:13Running 2 3:25v median −0:59
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Block 03 6:43Running 3 3:37v median −1:02
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Block 04 7:33Running 4 3:48v median −0:52
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Block 05 7:51Running 5 3:48v median −1:01
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Block 06 4:55Running 6 3:42v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:02Running 7 3:51v median −0:53
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Block 08 8:04Running 8 4:02v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 771
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 771 men's teams who finished.