The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:46 at Bologna 2026 put Francesca Montanaro 305th of 424 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:15 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:51 faster than the average race this season, by 390 athletes who raced both. Francesca Montanaro's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 5:23v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:43v median +0:34
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 6:25v median +0:59
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Block 04 13:31Running 4 6:23v median +1:00
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:19v median +0:53
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 6:46v median +1:22
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 6:31v median +1:12
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 7:08v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.