The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, Riccardo Ciceri & Barbara Sironi crossed the line in 1:12:23: 97th of 359 mixed teams, faster than 73% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 57% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:08 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:25 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:04 faster than the average race this season, by 614 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 5:18v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:06v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 5:17v median −0:06
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 5:23v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 5:10v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:07v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 5:15v median −0:04
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Block 08 8:36Running 8 5:14v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 359
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 359 mixed teams who finished.