The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:54 at Katowice 2026 put Jana Kovářová & Michaela Kubíková 225th of 255 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:40 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Katowice gained about 3:13.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:29Running 1 6:48v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 6:55v median +0:59
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 7:29v median +1:15
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 7:23v median +1:12
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Block 05 13:45Running 5 8:40v median +2:18
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 7:24v median +1:12
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 7:29v median +1:14
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 7:53v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:40
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.