The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maria Elena Bersi & Nicola Guastaldi finished 798th of 860 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:39:21.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:37Running 1 6:02v median +0:57
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 6:21v median +1:16
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Block 03 11:50Running 3 6:33v median +1:09
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 6:37v median +1:16
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:43v median +1:18
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 6:39v median +1:16
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Block 07 13:05Running 7 6:38v median +1:13
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 7:23v median +1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.