The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jens Sprotte finished 743rd of 859 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:44:33.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:15. The race faded late: the second half went 1:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Katowice gained about 1:43. 4:34 slower than at Berlin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:51Running 1 6:39v median +1:18
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:59v median +0:59
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Block 03 12:47Running 3 6:21v median +1:00
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Block 04 13:56Running 4 6:38v median +1:15
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 6:50v median +1:12
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 6:43v median +1:17
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Block 07 13:51Running 7 6:55v median +1:30
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Block 08 16:39Running 8 8:00v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.