The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:27 at Katowice 2026 put Ismail Akar & Yannick Buijsse 168th of 349 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Katowice ran fast: the 219 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:02 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 9:43Running 1 5:36v median +0:24
-
Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:13v median +0:23
-
Block 03 8:17Running 3 5:25v median +0:19
-
Block 04 8:13Running 4 5:17v median +0:08
-
Block 05 9:19Running 5 5:16v median −0:02
-
Block 06 6:22Running 6 5:00v median −0:11
-
Block 07 8:39Running 7 5:08v median −0:04
-
Block 08 9:27Running 8 5:07v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:49
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.