The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Igor Ratajczak & Marcin Ratajczak finished 241st of 349 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:16:41.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:32 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:40 worse 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
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 5:53v median +0:41
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:26v median +0:36
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 5:35v median +0:29
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 5:52v median +0:43
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 6:07v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 6:03v median +0:52
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Block 07 9:09Running 7 5:59v median +0:47
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 6:17v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
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.