The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bologna 2026, Faycel EL GOURI crossed the line in 1:17:17: 358th of 1,006 men, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:30 ahead of the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:46 slower than the median.
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
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 4:02v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:01v median −0:31
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:24v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 4:07v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:21v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:24v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:23v median −0:26
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 5:22v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.