The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Federico Balsamo & Michele pisapia finished 398th of 482 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:20:24.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:43 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bologna ran fast: the 519 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:06 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 5:05v median +0:30
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 5:22v median +0:45
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 5:49v median +0:49
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 5:54v median +0:58
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 6:14v median +1:12
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:16v median +1:19
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 5:55v median +0:58
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 6:50v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02
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.