The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ben Stanton at Bologna 2026: 1:08:36, 68th of 799 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:39 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:55 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:18, was faster than 91% of the field.
Bologna ran fast: the 1,063 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:23 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:10v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:20v median −0:15
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 4:24v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 4:22v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 4:21v median −0:29
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:17v median −0:30
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 4:42v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 799
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 799 men who finished.