The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lorenzo Franceschini finished 213th of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:12:57, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:23 faster than the average race this season, by 1,063 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:45v median −0:43
-
Block 02 6:07Running 2 3:45v median −0:47
-
Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:20v median −0:38
-
Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:17v median −0:36
-
Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:13v median −0:46
-
Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:11v median −0:39
-
Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:11v median −0:38
-
Block 08 12:00Running 8 4:37v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.