The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fred Mears finished 210th of 535 men in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:20:22, faster than 61% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:13 quicker than the median and 53rd of 535.
The field ran 2:15 faster at Rome 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:31Running 1 6:08v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:30v median +0:14
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:43v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 4:44v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:53v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:11v median +0:21
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 5:04v median +0:08
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 5:52v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 349
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 349 men who finished.