The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bologna 2026, Dimitris Vakoulis crossed the line in 1:13:10: 224th of 1,006 men, faster than 78% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 51% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:13 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:42Running 1 4:35v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:34v median +0:02
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:42v median −0:16
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 4:42v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 5:04v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 5:00v median +0:10
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 4:52v median +0:03
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Block 08 8:50Running 8 5:27v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.