The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:35 at Bologna 2026 put Francesca Merli 184th of 257 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:33. A harder second half: 2:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Bologna 2026 and Turin 2026 were 4:52 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:06Running 1 5:47v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:44v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:53v median +0:30
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 6:07v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:11v median +0:48
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 5:56v median +0:34
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:42v median +0:24
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 8:53v median +2:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 256
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 256 women who finished.