The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Damian Bierowiec & Marcin Lorek at Warsaw 2026: 1:00:49, 31st of 585 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:18, was faster than 85% of the field.
Warsaw gave the field time back: about 2:11 faster than the average race this season, by 504 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:59Running 1 3:16v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:06v median −1:19
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Block 03 7:20Running 3 4:11v median −1:35
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Block 04 7:10Running 4 4:03v median −1:44
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:25v median −1:28
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 4:13v median −1:32
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Block 07 7:08Running 7 4:09v median −1:42
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Block 08 7:34Running 8 3:29v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 584
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 584 men's teams who finished.