The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex D’Ess finished 619th of 859 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:35:01.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:49 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:58 worse 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 9:52Running 1 5:32v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:21v median +0:21
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 5:57v median +0:36
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 5:49v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 6:05v median +0:27
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 6:06v median +0:40
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 6:00v median +0:35
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Block 08 15:29Running 8 7:16v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.