The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rome 2026, James Rippon & Emily Malherbe crossed the line in 1:11:27: 175th of 1,051 mixed teams, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:32, was faster than 87% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 6:00v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:08v median −0:47
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Block 03 7:32Running 3 4:14v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:24v median −0:48
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:27v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:16v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 4:35v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 5:24v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 828
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 828 mixed teams who finished.