The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bologna 2026, Nikolaos Kios crossed the line in 1:21:27: 475th of 1,006 men, faster than 53% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 4:05v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:17v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:39v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 4:51v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:12v median +0:13
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:44v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 4:52v median +0:03
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 5:36v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.