The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Noëlle Gsell finished 288th of 424 women in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:38:07.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 25% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:27 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
Bologna ran fast: the 390 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 5:17v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:42v median +0:33
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 6:03v median +0:37
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 5:53v median +0:30
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:13v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 6:18v median +0:54
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 6:14v median +0:55
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Block 08 12:41Running 8 6:38v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.