The race, in three figures
The race, in words
ivan di bella & Michele Castellano finished 194th of 210 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Bologna 2026, in 1:21:30.
The stations carried this race: faster than 24% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bologna ran fast: the 130 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:13 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 4:40v median +0:41
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:02v median +0:56
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 6:08v median +1:43
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 5:47v median +1:27
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:44v median +1:19
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:46v median +1:25
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:43v median +1:20
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 6:27v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.