The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicolo Sandri & Luca Lelli finished 387th of 482 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:19:51.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:23 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
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 8:28Running 1 4:33v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:59v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:46v median +0:46
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 6:09v median +1:13
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 6:01v median +0:59
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 6:06v median +1:09
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 6:17v median +1:20
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 7:35v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.