The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Pulfer finished 553rd of 799 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:28:16.
The runs carried this race: faster than 49% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 20% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:55. A harder second half: 3:19 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. An improvement of 9:10 on Katowice 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:20v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 4:27v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:51v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 4:51v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:05v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 4:57v median +0:07
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 4:58v median +0:11
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 5:44v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.