The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elisa Zuccheri & Matteo Natali finished in the top 10% of the field at Bologna 2026, in 1:03:59 for 56th of 860 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:44, was faster than 97% of the field.
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 8:04Running 1 4:02v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:11v median −0:54
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Block 03 7:13Running 3 4:31v median −0:53
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Block 04 7:17Running 4 4:29v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:31v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:29v median −0:54
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Block 07 7:20Running 7 4:29v median −0:56
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Block 08 8:07Running 8 4:44v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 860
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 860 mixed teams who finished.