The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Matt Whittaker at Bologna 2026: 1:05:58, 41st of 1,006 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:03 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:06, ahead of 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:23. An improvement of 1:50 on Glasgow 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:28v median −1:00
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 3:48v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:21v median −0:37
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Block 04 7:19Running 4 4:05v median −0:48
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Block 05 8:31Running 5 4:07v median −0:52
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:05v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:34Running 7 4:04v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 4:31v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
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.