The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Schymura finished 219th of 317 men in the Pro division at Katowice 2026, in 1:20:35.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:52. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Katowice gave the field time back: about 2:29 faster than the average race this season, by 238 athletes who raced both. 6:52 faster than at Frankfurt 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:37v median +1:07
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:08v median +0:56
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:00v median +0:33
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 4:54v median +0:24
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:52v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 4:50v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 4:52v median +0:18
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 5:22v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:43
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.