The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:55 at Bologna 2026 put Michael Groiß 404th of 1,006 men in the Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:23 faster than the average race this season, by 1,063 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Michael Groiß.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:15v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:15v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:28v median −0:30
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 4:29v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:37v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:35v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 4:45v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:29Running 8 5:38v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
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.