The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Smyth finished 647th of 1,062 men in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:29:03.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:14. Stronger after halfway: 3:45 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 5:45v median −0:05
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Block 02 10:29Running 2 4:12v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 4:23v median −0:18
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 4:26v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:35v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:23v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 4:14v median −0:34
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 5:01v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.