The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Mierke finished 315th of 435 men in the Pro division at Bologna 2026, in 1:25:09.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:28. The race faded late: the second half went 4:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:33 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:46 faster than the average race this season, by 295 athletes who raced both. 0:41 slower than at Stuttgart 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:14v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:21v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 4:44v median +0:15
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 4:30v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:45v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 4:33v median +0:09
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 4:38v median +0:12
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Block 08 15:07Running 8 5:14v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 432
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 432 men who finished.