The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Birks finished 739th of 799 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:43:08.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:24. Stronger after halfway: 2:13 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:23, behind 94% of the field.
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 9:44Running 1 4:40v median +0:12
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 5:14v median +0:39
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Block 03 15:37Running 3 8:47v median +3:52
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 5:52v median +1:01
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:49v median +0:53
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 5:08v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:52Running 7 5:39v median +0:52
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Block 08 14:43Running 8 6:36v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:23
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.