The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gabriele Desideri finished 667th of 799 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:34:54.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:40. A harder second half: 3:21 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 9:29Running 1 4:20v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:56v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:39v median +0:44
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 5:43v median +0:52
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:15v median +1:19
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:25v median +0:35
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 5:15v median +0:28
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 5:54v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:50
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.