The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Armando Durán finished 615th of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:26:23.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 3:02 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:12 better 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. An improvement of 21:08 on London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:43v median −0:45
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 4:27v median −0:05
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Block 03 12:46Running 3 5:22v median +0:24
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 4:58v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 4:49v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:35v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 4:27v median −0:22
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 4:58v median −0:28
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.