The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gijs Outmaijer finished 804th of 1,062 men in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 1:37:33.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:59. The race faded late: the second half went 1:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Rome 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:21Running 1 6:36v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 4:53v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:26v median +0:45
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 5:30v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:50v median +1:00
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 5:37v median +0:51
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 5:39v median +0:51
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 6:51v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.