The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vera de Jong finished 292nd of 334 women in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 2:02:58.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:46. A harder second half: 1:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:34 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
This was a slow day in Rome. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:52. That was 13:27 off the time at Amsterdam 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:28Running 1 8:23v median +1:31
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Block 02 9:53Running 2 6:01v median +0:56
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Block 03 15:25Running 3 7:13v median +1:52
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Block 04 17:08Running 4 7:49v median +2:23
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Block 05 13:31Running 5 7:50v median +2:12
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Block 06 10:18Running 6 8:01v median +2:31
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 7:50v median +2:21
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Block 08 20:06Running 8 10:17v median +3:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:34
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.