The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rick Hulst finished 279th of 535 men in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:24:57.
The stations carried this race: faster than 69% of the field across all eight, against 25% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:17 quicker than the median and 131st of 535. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:56 slower at Rome 2026 than at Stockholm 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:06Running 1 6:36v median +0:48
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:46v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:05v median +0:30
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 5:21v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:29v median +0:37
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:19v median +0:29
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:14v median +0:18
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 6:07v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.