The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alberto Vecchiato finished 682nd of 799 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:35:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:54. A harder second half: 5:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:49 faster at Bologna 2026 than at Verona 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 4:54v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:52v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:10v median +0:15
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 5:06v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:05v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 4:55v median +0:05
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 4:57v median +0:10
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Block 08 18:40Running 8 5:28v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.