The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Williams finished 259th of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:14:12, faster than 74% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:14 on the median. A harder second half: 1:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:23, was faster than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:23. Tom Williams's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 3:51v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 3:57v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:14v median −0:44
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 3:59v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:21v median −0:38
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 6:04v median +1:14
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:17v median −0:32
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 4:53v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.