The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, Riccardo Marietti & Chiara Giudici crossed the line in 1:14:54: 138th of 359 mixed teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:35 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:16Running 1 4:44v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:32v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:59v median −0:24
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 5:08v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:18v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:02v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 5:02v median −0:17
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:26v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
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.