The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:52 at Bologna 2026 put David Chau 524th of 799 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:58 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:23. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for David Chau.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 4:44v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 4:42v median +0:07
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:29v median +0:34
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 5:02v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:55v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 4:47v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 4:42v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 5:27v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.