The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ondřej Kopecký & Karolína Kutílková finished 397th of 488 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:29:47.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:55, behind 95% of the field.
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 10:59Running 1 6:40v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 6:35v median +1:17
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 7:05v median +1:32
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 6:58v median +1:27
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 7:30v median +1:47
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 7:16v median +1:39
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 6:54v median +1:15
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 7:45v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:55
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.