The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sofia Merli & Sofia Sabatini finished 245th of 285 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rome 2025, in 1:37:07.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:33 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
Rome ran fast: the 659 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:05 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:54Running 1 8:12v median +1:09
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 6:33v median +1:19
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 6:52v median +1:22
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 7:30v median +1:58
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Block 05 13:04Running 5 7:46v median +2:04
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 6:49v median +1:13
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 6:36v median +1:00
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 7:18v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 285
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 285 women's teams who finished.