The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Giovanni Benzon & Walter Paladina at Bologna 2026: 53:31, 2nd of 468 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:17 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:14, ahead of 99% of the field.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:06 faster than the average race this season, by 519 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:03Running 1 3:29v median −1:08
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Block 02 5:00Running 2 3:24v median −1:14
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Block 03 5:51Running 3 3:31v median −1:31
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Block 04 6:00Running 4 3:31v median −1:29
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Block 05 7:28Running 5 3:30v median −1:36
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Block 06 5:04Running 6 3:29v median −1:30
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Block 07 5:45Running 7 3:29v median −1:31
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Block 08 7:14Running 8 3:47v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 467
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 467 men's teams who finished.