The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luca Brandolese finished 1,062nd of 1,062 men in the Open division at Rome 2026, in 3:17:34.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 23:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 40:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:12 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
The field ran 3:51 faster at Rome 2026 than at Rimini 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:12Running 1 9:31v median +3:41
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Block 02 14:38Running 2 8:19v median +4:01
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Block 03 16:58Running 3 9:32v median +4:51
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Block 04 23:31Running 4 9:36v median +4:56
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Block 05 17:46Running 5 10:53v median +6:03
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Block 06 14:53Running 6 10:14v median +5:28
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Block 07 34:07Running 7 11:02v median +6:14
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Block 08 46:25Running 8 16:04v median +10:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:12
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.