The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:17 at Katowice 2026 put Francesco Borsari 303rd of 859 men in the Open division, ahead of 65% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Katowice gave the field time back: about 1:43 faster than the average race this season, by 713 athletes who raced both. That was 5:22 off the time at Bilbao 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:23v median −0:58
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:03v median −0:57
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 4:44v median −0:37
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:21v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:36v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:09v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 4:34v median −0:51
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 5:07v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
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.