The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rome 2026, Barbara Palmarin & Aurora Landi crossed the line in 1:19:24: 212th of 844 women's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:16Running 1 6:27v median −0:44
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:38v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 4:44v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 4:52v median −0:45
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 4:52v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:40v median −1:05
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:44v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:30v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 640
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 640 women's teams who finished.