The race, in three figures
The race, in words
john fairbrother & Carly McCaffrey finished 210th of 488 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:14:21, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Katowice ran fast: the 260 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:52 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 5:03v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:43v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 5:12v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 5:07v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:20v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:12v median −0:25
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 5:13v median −0:26
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 5:41v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:27
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 486
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 486 mixed teams who finished.