The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jakub Petrák finished 933rd of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:46:36.
The stations carried this race: faster than 32% of the field across all eight, against 1% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:59 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:05 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. 11:10 slower than at Katowice 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:45Running 1 7:06v median +2:38
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Block 02 10:04Running 2 6:45v median +2:13
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 6:58v median +2:00
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Block 04 13:29Running 4 7:08v median +2:15
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 7:27v median +2:28
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 6:51v median +2:01
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Block 07 14:28Running 7 7:20v median +2:31
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Block 08 15:59Running 8 9:22v median +3:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.