The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacqueline Ballerini finished 399th of 424 women in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:57:14.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 1% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:58 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bologna ran fast: the 390 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 0:10 on Geneva 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:05Running 1 7:46v median +2:46
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Block 02 10:59Running 2 8:22v median +3:13
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Block 03 13:48Running 3 8:22v median +2:56
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Block 04 15:06Running 4 8:17v median +2:54
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Block 05 13:30Running 5 8:28v median +3:02
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Block 06 10:40Running 6 8:27v median +3:03
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Block 07 15:11Running 7 8:06v median +2:47
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Block 08 16:05Running 8 9:12v median +3:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:58
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.