The race, in three figures
Field beaten
9%
Runs
7%
Stations
Biggest gain
1000m SkiErg
+0:10
v median
381/535
Rank
Biggest loss
Wall Balls
+5:28
v median
502/535
Rank
The race, in words
Chris Sparrow finished 494th of 535 men in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:51:02.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:28. 9:09 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
The field ran 1:37 faster at Rome 2026 than at Berlin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:59Running 1 7:20v median +1:32
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Block 02 9:44Running 2 5:33v median +1:17
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Block 03 11:57Running 3 5:41v median +1:06
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Block 04 16:13Running 4 5:43v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:19v median +1:27
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:14v median +1:24
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 5:52v median +0:56
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Block 08 19:21Running 8 7:10v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
1:01
0:07
0:54
B2 · 50m Sled Push
1:49
0:07
1:42
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
1:16
0:13
1:03
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
1:08
0:23
0:45
B5 · 1000m Row
1:02
0:26
0:36
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
1:16
0:43
0:33
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:37
0:53
0:44
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
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.
You ahead
Field ahead
Middle half · 25th–75th
Crossed the middle · 0
Finish · 21:14 behind
Elsewhere
Other races by Chris Sparrow
Source Unofficial
Event
Rome 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI17EC
Measured against
Men · n = 535