The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louise Bancroft finished 40th of 239 women in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:21:49, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:10, was faster than 88% of the field.
Rome ran slow: the 626 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:52 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:30Running 1 6:00v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:21v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 4:34v median −0:39
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 4:37v median −0:38
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 4:32v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:24v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:27v median −0:51
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 5:03v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 239
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 239 women who finished.