The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simone Rota finished 594th of 799 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:29:58.
The runs carried this race: faster than 41% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:37 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 9:18Running 1 4:34v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:35v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:11v median +0:16
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 5:01v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:18v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 5:00v median +0:10
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 4:59v median +0:12
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Block 08 13:26Running 8 5:39v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.