The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:36 at Valencia 2026 put Mattia Buchignani 743rd of 898 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 33% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:03 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:23 faster at Valencia 2026 than at Bologna 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 3:53v median +0:32
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 5:47v median +1:05
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 6:12v median +1:11
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 6:14v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:39v median +1:24
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:40v median +1:34
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Block 07 13:34Running 7 6:37v median +1:27
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 7:46v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 684
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 684 men who finished.