The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:52 at Katowice 2026 put Ingrid Bludau & Sebastian Gähler 479th of 488 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 24% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:12 in the roxzone was slower than 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 13:17Running 1 8:42v median +3:02
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Block 02 10:28Running 2 8:35v median +3:17
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Block 03 12:50Running 3 9:02v median +3:29
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Block 04 13:27Running 4 8:50v median +3:19
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Block 05 14:27Running 5 9:33v median +3:50
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Block 06 11:16Running 6 9:32v median +3:55
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Block 07 14:05Running 7 9:58v median +4:19
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Block 08 15:57Running 8 10:52v median +4:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.