The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rome 2026, Lodovico Paolin crossed the line in 1:21:30: 445th of 1,062 men, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:01 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:51 faster at Rome 2026 than at Verona 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:35v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:03v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 4:18v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 4:08v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:19v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:13v median −0:33
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Block 07 14:43Running 7 4:17v median −0:31
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 4:59v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.