The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bologna 2026, Ben Hockaday crossed the line in 1:11:39: 177th of 1,006 men, faster than 82% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:03 quicker than the median and 159th of 1,006. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:13, ahead of 93% 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 8:07Running 1 3:59v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 3:53v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 4:22v median −0:36
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:07v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:16v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:13v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:20v median −0:29
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 5:03v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
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.