The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matteo Zordan & Giovanni Gasparini finished 454th of 482 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:29:18.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:23, behind 89% of the field.
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 9:42Running 1 5:21v median +0:46
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:47v median +1:10
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:49v median +0:49
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:54v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:19v median +1:17
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:14v median +1:17
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Block 07 12:49Running 7 6:59v median +2:02
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 7:01v median +1:42
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.