The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Audrey Welzbacher won the 50–54 age group at Rome 2026 in 1:22:26, first of 17.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 59% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:10. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Rome. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:53Running 1 5:54v median −0:58
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 4:03v median −1:02
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:05v median −1:16
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Block 04 12:22Running 4 4:04v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:05v median −1:33
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:02v median −1:28
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 4:10v median −1:19
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 4:42v median −1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 334
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 334 women who finished.