The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Watson finished 829th of 859 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 2:03:49.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:42 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 12:07Running 1 6:54v median +1:33
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 6:24v median +1:24
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Block 03 15:14Running 3 7:08v median +1:47
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Block 04 18:38Running 4 6:56v median +1:33
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Block 05 13:07Running 5 7:22v median +1:44
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Block 06 11:01Running 6 6:58v median +1:32
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Block 07 17:41Running 7 7:28v median +2:03
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Block 08 21:33Running 8 8:34v median +2:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.