The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:39 at Bologna 2026 put Andrea Marchesi & Riccardo Sala 126th of 210 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:58 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 1:13 faster than the average race this season, by 130 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:57v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:01v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 4:39v median +0:14
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Block 04 7:08Running 4 4:21v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:55v median +0:30
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:21v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 4:23v median +0:00
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Block 08 8:44Running 8 4:42v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 210
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 210 men's teams who finished.