The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Schifferle won the 50–54 age group at Rome 2026 in 1:05:20, first of 10.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:28 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:41 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Rome ran slow: the 226 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 1:35 on Stockholm 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:53v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 3:29v median −0:20
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Block 03 7:47Running 3 3:33v median −0:32
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Block 04 6:27Running 4 3:33v median −0:31
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Block 05 7:59Running 5 3:40v median −0:28
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Block 06 5:09Running 6 3:34v median −0:31
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Block 07 6:52Running 7 3:39v median −0:32
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Block 08 9:38Running 8 4:05v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 133
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 133 men who finished.