The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:35 at Rome 2026 put Gaia Taliani 266th of 334 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:34. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better 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 12:43Running 1 7:38v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 5:54v median +0:49
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Block 03 13:37Running 3 6:44v median +1:23
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Block 04 17:06Running 4 7:24v median +1:58
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Block 05 13:30Running 5 7:57v median +2:19
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 7:29v median +1:59
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Block 07 12:34Running 7 7:15v median +1:46
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Block 08 15:41Running 8 9:27v median +2:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.