The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:38 at Katowice 2026 put Nikola Balcarova Ščerbova & Lucie Holušová 80th of 255 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:10 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Katowice gave the field time back: about 3:13 faster than the average race this season, by 136 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 6:05v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:49v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 6:19v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 6:09v median −0:02
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 6:19v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:59v median −0:13
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 5:58v median −0:17
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Block 08 10:12Running 8 6:15v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.