The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Bellinaso finished 456th of 799 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:24:01.
The stations carried this race: faster than 59% of the field across all eight, against 30% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:23 faster than the average race this season, by 1,063 athletes who raced both. Michael Bellinaso's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:40v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:54v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:09v median +0:14
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:10v median +0:19
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:25v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:31v median +0:41
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:29v median +0:42
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 5:38v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.