The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Katowice 2026, Dominik Šmarda crossed the line in 1:11:23: 124th of 859 men, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:31 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:07, was faster than 94% of the field.
Katowice ran fast: the 713 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:43 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:35Running 1 5:06v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:37v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 4:42v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 4:42v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:59v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 4:47v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:44v median −0:41
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 4:58v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 849
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 849 men who finished.