The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bologna 2026, Massimiliano Sgalla crossed the line in 1:19:18: 330th of 799 men, faster than 59% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:38 on the median. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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.
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 7:35Running 2 4:29v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 4:38v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 4:47v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:49v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 4:53v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:46v median −0:01
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 5:12v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.