The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Monaghan finished 334th of 535 men in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:29:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:42. A harder second half: 3:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Rome 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:18 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:47v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 4:17v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:29v median −0:06
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 4:29v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:34v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 4:34v median −0:16
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 4:40v median −0:16
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Block 08 16:14Running 8 5:49v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.