The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paolo Melis finished 253rd of 535 men in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:22:47, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:53 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Rome 2026 and Rimini 2026 were 3:51 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:18Running 1 6:49v median +1:01
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:48v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:48v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 4:41v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:44v median −0:08
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:41v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 4:38v median −0:18
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 5:34v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.