The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matteo Busani finished 510th of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:22:53.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:24 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:49 faster at Bologna 2026 than at Verona 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 4:31v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 4:37v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:09v median +0:11
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 5:30v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:15v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:09v median +0:19
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 4:41v median −0:08
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 5:59v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.