The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrea Busbani & Alessandro Calicchia finished 393rd of 482 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:20:12.
The stations carried this race: faster than 38% of the field across all eight, against 14% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:43. A harder second half: 2:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:06 faster than the average race this season, by 519 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 5:27v median +0:52
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:31v median +0:54
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 5:34v median +0:34
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 5:46v median +0:50
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:58v median +0:56
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:49v median +0:52
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:56v median +0:59
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 6:21v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.