The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:07:24 at Milan 2023 put Nino Di Francesco on the age-group podium: 2nd of 77 in the 40–44 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 2:18 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:46, was faster than 87% of the field.
Milan cost the whole field time: about 1:28 more than the average race this season, going by 341 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Nino Di Francesco.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:37v median −1:01
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 3:49v median −0:59
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 4:26v median −0:57
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:14v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:19v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:19v median −0:56
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 3:56v median −1:16
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Block 08 8:41Running 8 4:24v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 514
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 514 men who finished.