The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matteo Polloni finished 802nd of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:34:44.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:42. A harder second half: 2:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:06 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
Bologna ran fast: the 1,063 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:23 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:19v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:56v median +0:24
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 5:56v median +0:58
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 5:50v median +0:57
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 6:07v median +1:08
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:22v median +0:32
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:40v median +0:51
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Block 08 16:02Running 8 6:44v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.