The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Francis & Simon Flowers finished in the top 10% of the field at Bologna 2026, in 1:05:05 for 68th of 860 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:30, was faster than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:04.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:40v median −1:25
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:38v median −1:27
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 4:03v median −1:21
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Block 04 6:44Running 4 4:05v median −1:16
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Block 05 8:32Running 5 4:06v median −1:19
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:18v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:17v median −1:08
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 5:01v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.