The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gergana Georgieva finished 194th of 287 women in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:43:37.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:28 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:12 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 13:43Running 1 7:50v median +1:10
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:52v median +0:45
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Block 03 14:08Running 3 6:39v median +1:20
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Block 04 13:18Running 4 6:11v median +0:44
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 6:31v median +0:58
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 5:51v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 5:43v median +0:19
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Block 08 12:41Running 8 7:00v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:02
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.