The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marina Tommasi & Chiara Tommasi finished 355th of 485 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:28:51.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:49 faster than the average race this season, by 378 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 5:29v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:50v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 6:32v median +0:47
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 6:29v median +0:44
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:30v median +0:44
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:27v median +0:45
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 6:33v median +0:51
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Block 08 11:02Running 8 7:10v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.