The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jalila Gouich won the 40–44 age group at Bologna 2026 in 1:12:41, first of 45.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:48 on the median. A harder second half: 1:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:29, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:51. An improvement of 3:15 on Gent 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 3:59v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:11v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 4:26v median −1:00
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 4:26v median −0:57
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:35v median −0:51
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:34v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:41v median −0:38
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Block 08 10:58Running 8 5:09v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 422
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 422 women who finished.