The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Keller finished 744th of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:31:58.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:31 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 9:30Running 1 4:47v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 4:54v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 5:14v median +0:16
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 5:00v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:14v median +0:15
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 4:58v median +0:08
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 5:16v median +0:27
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 5:40v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.