The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Wheatcroft finished 665th of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:28:18.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:24 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 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 Richard Wheatcroft.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 5:02v median +0:34
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 4:54v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:03v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 5:07v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:20v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:13v median +0:23
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Block 07 11:38Running 7 5:05v median +0:16
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 5:43v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.