The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leo Heckmann & Kelly Hersant finished 477th of 860 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:20:33.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 30% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:44 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bologna ran fast: the 614 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:04 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 5:00v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:13v median +0:08
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 5:50v median +0:26
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 5:57v median +0:36
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:07v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 6:06v median +0:43
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 6:09v median +0:44
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Block 08 10:58Running 8 6:17v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.