The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Rühle finished 591st of 859 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:33:22.
The runs carried this race: faster than 51% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:20 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:29 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:50Running 1 6:45v median +1:24
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:40v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 5:03v median −0:18
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 5:07v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:27v median −0:11
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 5:09v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 5:10v median −0:15
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Block 08 17:12Running 8 6:28v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.