The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:53 at Bologna 2026 put Michele Erbea 211th of 1,006 men in the Open division, ahead of 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:21 quicker than the median and 85th of 1,006. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:23.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:08v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 3:50v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 4:17v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 4:09v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:14v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:06v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:06v median −0:43
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 4:32v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.