The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rome 2026, Andrea Mattesini crossed the line in 1:21:14: 247th of 642 men, faster than 62% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:02 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:33v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:10v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 4:32v median −0:07
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 4:28v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:09v median +0:19
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:35v median −0:04
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:30v median −0:07
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 5:13v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 499
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 499 men who finished.