The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Plowman finished in the top 10% of the field at Katowice 2026, in 1:00:25 for 23rd of 317 men in the Pro division.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:21 quicker than the median and 42nd of 317. Stronger after halfway: 1:44 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:51, was faster than 87% of the field.
Katowice ran fast: the 238 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:29 quicker here than at their other races. 0:14 faster than at Istanbul 1 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:00Running 1 3:56v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 3:37v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 3:49v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 3:45v median −0:45
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Block 05 7:39Running 5 3:43v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:46v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:20Running 7 3:46v median −0:48
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Block 08 8:25Running 8 4:00v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 315
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 315 men who finished.