The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paulina Bieć Zielonka & Łukasz Zielonka finished 431st of 488 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:34:56.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 6:38 in the roxzone was slower than 87% 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 12:12Running 1 7:40v median +2:00
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 6:47v median +1:29
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 6:59v median +1:26
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 6:57v median +1:26
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 7:22v median +1:39
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 7:08v median +1:31
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 7:53v median +2:14
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 8:26v median +2:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.