The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Schwarz finished 577th of 799 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:29:17.
The stations carried this race: faster than 68% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:13 quicker than the median and 93rd of 799. Paced to finish: the second half went 12:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Bologna ran fast: the 1,063 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:23 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:13Running 1 7:31v median +3:03
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 7:38v median +3:03
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 7:46v median +2:51
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 7:38v median +2:47
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:43v median +0:47
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:35v median −0:15
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:16v median −0:31
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 4:49v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.