The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Etherington finished 1,275th of 1,792 men in the Open division at Warsaw 2026, in 1:33:45.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:22 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Warsaw gave the field time back: about 3:57 faster than the average race this season, by 1,447 athletes who raced both. Chris Etherington's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:40v median +0:41
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:58v median +0:41
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 6:01v median +0:23
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Block 04 13:21Running 4 6:00v median +0:25
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 6:25v median +0:40
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 6:01v median +0:24
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Block 07 13:22Running 7 5:59v median +0:23
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Block 08 13:48Running 8 5:33v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1764
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,764 men who finished.