The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Felipe Valsesia took 3rd of 152 in the 16–24 age group at Bologna 2026, in 1:03:53.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:26, was faster than 88% of the field.
Bologna ran fast: the 1,063 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:23 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:51v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 3:52v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:00Running 3 3:58v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 3:58v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:09Running 5 4:01v median −0:58
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Block 06 4:51Running 6 4:02v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 3:52v median −0:57
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 4:12v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.