The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emmanuel Ajayi finished 997th of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 2:09:22.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 6:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:53, behind 97% of the field.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:23 faster than the average race this season, by 1,063 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:21Running 1 6:36v median +2:08
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Block 02 12:20Running 2 7:17v median +2:45
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Block 03 13:36Running 3 7:36v median +2:38
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Block 04 17:18Running 4 7:21v median +2:28
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 6:59v median +2:00
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Block 06 11:45Running 6 7:35v median +2:45
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Block 07 18:37Running 7 7:18v median +2:29
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Block 08 20:12Running 8 9:04v median +3:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:53
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.