The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:59 at Bologna 2026 put Andrea Plachesi & Luca Bertiè 386th of 468 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:56 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:23, behind 91% 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 9:58Running 1 5:45v median +1:08
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 5:37v median +0:59
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 5:25v median +0:23
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 5:35v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 5:55v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 6:02v median +1:03
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Block 07 9:09Running 7 5:46v median +0:46
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 6:09v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:23
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.