The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:14:08 at Rome 2026 put Catalin Botezan 1,040th of 1,062 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:10, behind 97% of the field.
The field ran 1:08 slower at Rome 2026 than at Warsaw 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:37Running 1 8:35v median +2:45
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Block 02 12:27Running 2 6:45v median +2:27
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Block 03 15:02Running 3 8:02v median +3:21
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Block 04 16:21Running 4 7:36v median +2:56
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Block 05 14:01Running 5 8:18v median +3:28
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Block 06 10:15Running 6 7:51v median +3:05
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Block 07 18:27Running 7 8:24v median +3:36
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Block 08 21:55Running 8 10:12v median +4:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:10
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.