The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:55 at Katowice 2026 put Karen Simpson & Sarah Poke 74th of 255 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 71% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 51% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Katowice ran fast: the 136 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:13 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:17Running 1 5:40v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 5:17v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 5:28v median −0:46
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 5:37v median −0:34
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:15v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:55v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 5:22v median −0:53
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:50v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 254
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 254 women's teams who finished.