The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Cecilia Diani at Bologna 2026: 1:11:53, 11th of 424 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:15 on the median. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:09, was faster than 98% of the field.
The field ran 3:18 faster at Bologna 2026 than at Verona 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:03v median −0:57
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:02v median −1:07
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:25v median −1:01
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:29v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:51v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:30v median −0:54
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Block 07 7:24Running 7 4:32v median −0:47
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 4:50v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 422
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 422 women who finished.