The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexandra Ercolani finished 199th of 334 women in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:40:32.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:29 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Rome ran slow: the 626 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:52 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:30Running 1 6:05v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:16v median −0:49
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 4:40v median −0:41
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Block 04 15:22Running 4 4:49v median −0:37
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:14v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:52v median −0:38
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Block 07 15:11Running 7 4:36v median −0:53
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 6:19v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.