The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gionata Smerghetto & Mattia Montagner finished 246th of 468 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:13:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:59. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:06.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 4:10v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:24v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 4:55v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:51v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:06v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:56v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:00v median +0:00
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 5:15v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.