The race, in three figures
The race, in words
56:44 won the Open division at Bologna 2026 for Michal Grabowski, first of 1,006 men.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:17 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:11, was faster than 99% 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. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Michal Grabowski.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:06Running 1 3:15v median −1:13
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 3:24v median −1:08
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Block 03 6:16Running 3 3:28v median −1:30
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Block 04 6:38Running 4 3:30v median −1:23
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Block 05 7:33Running 5 3:33v median −1:26
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Block 06 5:05Running 6 3:27v median −1:23
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Block 07 6:17Running 7 3:25v median −1:24
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Block 08 8:12Running 8 3:53v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 998
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 998 men who finished.