The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lenn Bergraaf finished 200th of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:12:24, faster than 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 63% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:16, ahead of 92% 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 2:17 on Rotterdam 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:55v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:51v median −0:41
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 4:05v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:02v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:19v median −0:40
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 4:12v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:14v median −0:35
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 4:32v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.