The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:54 at Rome 2025 put MARCO Fusar Poli & Francesca Romano 275th of 427 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 70% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:51 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:57 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:19Running 1 7:49v median +1:16
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:45v median +0:54
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:47v median +0:41
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 5:54v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:54v median +0:41
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:46v median +0:36
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 5:47v median +0:35
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 6:12v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:03
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.