The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Talbot & Gethyn Thomas finished 217th of 349 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:14:26.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:40 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:11Running 1 4:55v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:40v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 5:03v median −0:03
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:57v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:04v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 5:02v median −0:09
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 5:02v median −0:10
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 5:35v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.