The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matteo Poltronieri finished 1,003rd of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 2:20:55.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 8:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:22, behind 96% of the field.
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 10:45Running 1 6:06v median +1:38
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Block 02 14:22Running 2 6:26v median +1:54
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Block 03 20:28Running 3 15:22v median +10:24
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Block 04 16:11Running 4 7:12v median +2:19
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Block 05 13:05Running 5 7:58v median +2:59
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 7:21v median +2:31
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Block 07 21:06Running 7 7:29v median +2:40
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Block 08 23:34Running 8 9:16v median +3:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:22
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.