The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Shemko finished 992nd of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 2:05:50.
The wall balls cost the most time: 8:53 slower than the median. A harder second half: 11:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:47, behind 91% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:23. 9:15 slower than at Valencia 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:06Running 1 5:51v median +1:23
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Block 02 9:37Running 2 6:06v median +1:34
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 6:39v median +1:41
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Block 04 18:19Running 4 6:53v median +2:00
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Block 05 13:36Running 5 7:44v median +2:45
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Block 06 10:18Running 6 7:00v median +2:10
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Block 07 17:07Running 7 7:04v median +2:15
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Block 08 24:12Running 8 8:43v median +3:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.