The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Stefano Pensalfini & Francesca Romagnoli at Rome 2025: 1:06:02, 32nd of 427 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:06 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:31, was faster than 86% of the field.
Rome ran fast: the 769 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:37 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 6:06v median −0:27
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 4:14v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 4:21v median −0:45
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Block 04 6:41Running 4 4:20v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:28v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:24v median −0:46
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Block 07 7:25Running 7 4:24v median −0:48
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Block 08 8:23Running 8 4:49v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 425
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 425 mixed teams who finished.