The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Miguel Alba Escriche finished 326th of 799 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:19:12, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:39. A harder second half: 1:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:23 faster than the average race this season, by 1,063 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:11v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:08v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:26v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 4:21v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:30v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:30v median −0:20
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:30v median −0:17
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Block 08 11:36Running 8 5:10v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.