The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Thomas finished 113th of 287 women in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:32:11, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:18. The race faded late: the second half went 2:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Rome cost the whole field time: about 1:52 more than the average race this season, going by 626 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:23Running 1 6:16v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:38v median −0:29
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 4:52v median −0:27
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 4:55v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:09v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:10v median −0:14
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 5:13v median −0:11
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Block 08 13:55Running 8 5:46v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 286
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 286 women who finished.