The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gabriel Biernacki finished 586th of 859 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:32:57.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:19 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:02Running 1 6:19v median +0:58
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:51v median +0:51
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 6:27v median +1:06
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Block 04 11:57Running 4 6:23v median +1:00
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 7:01v median +1:23
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:15v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 6:13v median +0:48
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 6:46v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.