The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simone Padova finished 372nd of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:17:51, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:06 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:56 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Bologna 2026 and Turin 2026 were 3:44 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:37v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:18v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 4:26v median −0:32
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 4:28v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:31v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:30v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:20v median −0:29
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Block 08 11:02Running 8 4:48v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.