The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paolo Mecca finished in the top 10% of the field at Rome 2026, in 1:08:43 for 101st of 1,062 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:44 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:57, ahead of 95% of the field.
That was 0:57 off the time at Bologna 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 5:11v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 3:39v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 3:48v median −0:53
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 3:45v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:55v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:44v median −1:02
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 3:53v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 4:37v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 869
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 869 men who finished.