The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Saenz finished 554th of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:24:31.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 26% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:04. A harder second half: 2:46 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 9:28Running 1 4:33v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:21v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 4:39v median −0:19
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 4:56v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 4:36v median −0:14
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 4:17v median −0:32
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Block 08 12:41Running 8 5:00v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
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.