The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Javier Azpeitia San Sebastián took 3rd of 63 in the 45–49 age group at Bologna 2026, in 1:08:02.
The stations carried this race: faster than 99% of the field across all eight, against 71% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:33 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:23. 1:08 faster than at Bilbao 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 4:15v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:15v median −0:17
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 4:30v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 4:31v median −0:22
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:31v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:29v median −0:21
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 4:24v median −0:25
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Block 08 9:06Running 8 5:03v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.