The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Francesca Spione finished 325th of 424 women in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:42:01.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:39. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bologna ran fast: the 390 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:48Running 1 5:17v median +0:17
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 5:16v median +0:07
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Block 03 12:05Running 3 5:16v median −0:10
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Block 04 13:19Running 4 5:21v median −0:02
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 5:16v median −0:10
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:28v median +0:04
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Block 07 13:05Running 7 5:38v median +0:19
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 5:57v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.