The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bologna 2026, Valentin D’elia crossed the line in 1:18:28: 390th of 1,006 men, faster than 61% of the field.
The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bologna ran fast: the 1,063 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:23 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:04v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:18v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:58v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:41v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:38v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 4:41v median −0:08
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 5:20v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.