The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christiane Wax took 2nd of 12 in the 55–59 age group at Bologna 2026, in 1:27:28.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:26 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:51 faster than the average race this season, by 390 athletes who raced both. 4:39 slower than at Frankfurt 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 4:17v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:26v median −0:43
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 4:42v median −0:44
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 4:38v median −0:45
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 4:45v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:43v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 4:40v median −0:39
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Block 08 13:57Running 8 5:09v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.