The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Gambier won the 45–49 age group at Rimini 2024 in 1:11:44, first of 94.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:50 quicker than the median and 22nd of 1,156. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rimini cost the whole field time: about 1:49 more than the average race this season, going by 808 athletes who raced both. Benjamin Gambier's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:45Running 1 2:22v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:08v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:16v median −1:18
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 4:09v median −1:27
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:20v median −1:31
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:16v median −1:25
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 4:19v median −1:26
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 4:54v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1118
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,118 men who finished.