The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bologna 2026, Matteo Bacchini crossed the line in 1:12:33: 202nd of 1,006 men, faster than 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:08 on the median. A harder second half: 1:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:49 faster at Bologna 2026 than at Verona 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:47v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:05v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:16v median −0:42
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:09v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:18v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:17v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:30v median −0:19
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 5:09v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.