The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Dragan & Paweł Tomanek finished 312th of 349 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:28:14.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:04Running 1 6:42v median +1:30
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 6:15v median +1:25
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 7:01v median +1:55
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 6:58v median +1:49
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 7:20v median +2:02
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 7:15v median +2:04
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Block 07 11:20Running 7 7:46v median +2:34
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 8:01v median +2:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
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.