The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Youssef Cherkaoui & Alia Houidi finished 240th of 359 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:22:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:53. The race faded late: the second half went 2:43 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 9:34Running 1 4:56v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:01v median −0:05
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:09v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:08v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:10v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:12v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 5:10v median −0:09
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Block 08 12:40Running 8 5:37v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.