The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Francesca Parodi & Michele De Siena finished 564th of 860 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:23:32.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:48. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:18Running 1 4:43v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:52v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:21v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 5:16v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:22v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:06v median −0:17
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 5:19v median −0:06
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 5:47v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.