The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Douwe Smeets finished 256th of 859 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:17:26, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:59. Time in the roxzone, 3:29, was faster than 85% of the field.
Katowice gave the field time back: about 1:43 faster than the average race this season, by 713 athletes who raced both. 1:00 faster than at Gent 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:07v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:35v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:27v median −0:54
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 4:36v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:53v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:37v median −0:49
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 4:41v median −0:44
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 5:20v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:29