The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luca Bartolini finished 564th of 799 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:28:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:34 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 9:49Running 1 5:07v median +0:39
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:07v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:15v median +0:20
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 5:15v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:28v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:15v median +0:25
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 5:22v median +0:35
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 6:15v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.