The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gabriele Alfano finished 409th of 799 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:22:02.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:46 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:27 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 8:20Running 1 3:37v median −0:51
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 3:47v median −0:48
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 4:43v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 4:18v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:17v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:14v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 4:28v median −0:19
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Block 08 16:10Running 8 5:06v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.