The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rome 2025, Nick Van der meer & Maureen Engrand crossed the line in 1:18:23: 203rd of 427 mixed teams, faster than 53% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:39. A harder second half: 2:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rome gave the field time back: about 0:37 faster than the average race this season, by 769 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:10Running 1 6:03v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:33v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 4:35v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:41v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:47v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:58v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 4:48v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 5:44v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.