The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, Donato Rutigliano & Francesco Nicolini crossed the line in 1:06:37: 122nd of 482 men's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 1:56 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:06.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 4:03v median −0:32
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 4:05v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 4:25v median −0:35
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Block 04 6:32Running 4 4:23v median −0:33
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:26v median −0:31
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:21v median −0:36
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Block 08 8:56Running 8 4:55v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 481
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 481 men's teams who finished.