The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Francesco Castellana finished 897th of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:43:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 36% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:12. A harder second half: 8:33 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 9:46Running 1 4:35v median +0:07
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 4:43v median +0:11
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 4:51v median −0:07
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 4:52v median −0:01
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:17v median +0:18
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 5:08v median +0:18
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Block 07 12:12Running 7 5:04v median +0:15
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Block 08 20:48Running 8 7:00v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.