The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Mirtle finished 457th of 535 men in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:41:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:19, behind 90% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Rome 2026 and London Olympia 2026 were 1:33 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 12:16Running 1 7:30v median +1:42
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:27v median +1:11
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:38v median +1:03
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 5:46v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 6:09v median +1:17
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 6:00v median +1:10
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Block 07 12:43Running 7 6:09v median +1:13
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Block 08 16:04Running 8 7:11v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.