The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Baserga took 3rd of 18 in the 55–59 age group at Bologna 2026, in 1:14:09.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 61% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:31 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:38 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 4:37 faster at Bologna 2026 than at St. Gallen 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:18v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:23v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:04Running 3 4:44v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:41v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:42v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:40v median −0:10
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 4:44v median −0:05
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 5:16v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
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.