The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, Giulia Baronello & Serena Gagliardi crossed the line in 1:19:23: 165th of 485 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 91% of the field across all eight, against 49% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:08 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:57 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 2:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 5:39v median +0:15
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:38v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 5:52v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:50v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:51v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:42v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 5:34v median −0:08
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Block 08 9:16Running 8 5:56v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 484
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 484 women's teams who finished.