The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Aaron Austin & Oliver Pateman at Katowice 2026: 52:26, 5th of 349 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:13 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:21, was faster than 99% of the field.
Katowice gave the field time back: about 2:02 faster than the average race this season, by 219 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 4:13v median −0:59
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Block 02 4:58Running 2 3:38v median −1:12
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Block 03 5:56Running 3 3:44v median −1:22
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Block 04 5:35Running 4 3:39v median −1:30
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Block 05 7:35Running 5 3:43v median −1:35
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Block 06 4:59Running 6 3:38v median −1:33
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Block 07 5:49Running 7 3:39v median −1:33
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Block 08 7:19Running 8 3:56v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 348
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 348 men's teams who finished.