The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kai Berger finished 432nd of 859 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:24:30.
The stations carried this race: faster than 68% of the field across all eight, against 33% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:54 quicker than the median and 172nd of 859. The race faded late: the second half went 1:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Katowice gained about 1:43. 7:21 slower than at Berlin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:38Running 1 6:16v median +0:55
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:33v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:40v median +0:19
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 5:45v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 6:06v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:49v median +0:23
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 5:57v median +0:32
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 6:34v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
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.