The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Enrico Merlino finished 560th of 1,062 men in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:25:38.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:44 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 5:00v median −0:50
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 3:53v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:14v median −0:27
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 4:26v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 4:55v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:40v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 4:38v median −0:10
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Block 08 15:16Running 8 5:47v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.