The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Grzegorz Sumera finished 763rd of 859 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:46:20.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:05, behind 92% of the field.
The field ran 1:33 faster at Katowice 2026 than at Warsaw 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:57Running 1 6:15v median +0:54
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 6:26v median +1:26
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 7:31v median +2:10
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Block 04 14:58Running 4 7:39v median +2:16
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Block 05 13:30Running 5 8:25v median +2:47
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Block 06 9:36Running 6 7:26v median +2:00
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Block 07 13:09Running 7 7:02v median +1:37
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Block 08 15:13Running 8 8:30v median +2:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:05
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.