The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bologna 2026, Gabriele Gattella crossed the line in 1:12:34: 203rd of 1,006 men, faster than 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:20 on the median.
Bologna ran fast: the 1,063 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:23 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 18:21 on Dublin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:21v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:12v median −0:20
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:19v median −0:39
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 4:22v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:41v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:22v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 4:19v median −0:30
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 4:49v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.