The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Wilkinson & Chris Soutar finished 365th of 468 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:21:23.
A station race more than a running one: 54% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 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 11:34Running 1 7:29v median +2:52
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:18v median +0:40
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:49v median +0:47
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 5:29v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:54v median +0:48
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:40v median +0:41
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 5:51v median +0:51
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Block 08 10:58Running 8 6:27v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.