The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:01 at Rome 2026 put Francesco Pugliese 830th of 1,062 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:09 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 8:40 faster at Rome 2026 than at Rimini 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 11:30Running 1 6:53v median +1:03
-
Block 02 10:23Running 2 5:08v median +0:50
-
Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:28v median +0:47
-
Block 04 13:45Running 4 5:07v median +0:27
-
Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:08v median +0:18
-
Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:03v median +0:17
-
Block 07 12:13Running 7 4:59v median +0:11
-
Block 08 13:56Running 8 6:13v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.