The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Willis finished 828th of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:36:17.
Legs and stations told different stories: 31% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:31 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:23.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:35v median +0:07
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 4:57v median +0:25
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 5:23v median +0:25
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Block 04 11:33Running 4 5:21v median +0:28
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:40v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 5:19v median +0:29
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 08 15:56Running 8 5:49v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.