The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, William Occhipinti & Mattia Giovinazzo crossed the line in 1:02:29: 51st of 468 men's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:59, was faster than 90% of the field.
Bologna ran fast: the 519 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:06 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:44v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 3:52v median −0:46
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Block 03 7:13Running 3 4:03v median −0:59
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Block 04 7:02Running 4 3:56v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:54v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 4:02v median −0:57
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Block 07 7:08Running 7 4:03v median −0:57
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Block 08 8:25Running 8 4:30v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.