The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marco Rigacci finished 364th of 581 men in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:28:39.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:21 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:51 faster at Rome 2026 than at Rimini 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 5:20v median −0:25
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:09v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 4:46v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 4:31v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 4:58v median +0:11
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:23v median −0:19
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Block 07 12:24Running 7 4:43v median −0:02
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 5:11v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 423
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 423 men who finished.