The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Billy Nicholas finished 349th of 799 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:19:52, faster than 56% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:19 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:31 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:29 better against the middle of the field 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 8:50Running 1 4:10v median −0:18
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 6:04v median +1:29
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 4:52v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:31v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:38v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:23v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:23v median −0:24
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 5:23v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.