The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bologna 2026, Tamas Gellai crossed the line in 1:19:14: 329th of 799 men, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:18 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:47 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Bologna ran fast: the 1,063 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:23 quicker here than at their other races. 6:19 faster than at Katowice 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:36v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:46v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 5:06v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 5:14v median +0:23
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:58v median +0:02
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:53v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 4:53v median +0:06
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 5:33v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.