The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Velizar Velkov finished 712th of 859 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:41:31.
The runs carried this race: faster than 36% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:32 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:40 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:51Running 1 5:37v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:18v median +0:18
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Block 03 13:32Running 3 6:02v median +0:41
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Block 04 14:59Running 4 5:56v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 5:59v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:48v median +0:22
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Block 07 12:24Running 7 6:00v median +0:35
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Block 08 13:11Running 8 6:18v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.