The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Knight finished 486th of 859 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:27:07.
The runs carried this race: faster than 52% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Katowice gained about 1:43.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 5:02v median −0:19
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:03v median +0:03
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 5:38v median +0:17
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:26v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:41v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:21v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:09v median −0:16
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Block 08 15:33Running 8 6:15v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.