The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Francesca Mattaliano Belforti & Gianluca Colombo Taccani finished 524th of 860 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:22:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:35 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 9:02Running 1 4:33v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:40v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 4:54v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 4:57v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:17v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:57v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 4:59v median −0:26
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 5:32v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.