The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Ellul took 2nd of 49 in the 30–34 age group at Katowice 2026, in 1:01:02.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:50 quicker than the median and 4th of 236. Stronger after halfway: 4:23 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:41, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 2:35 faster at Katowice 2026 than at Poznan 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:18v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 3:50v median −1:08
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Block 03 7:09Running 3 3:59v median −1:23
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 3:57v median −1:21
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Block 05 8:12Running 5 4:04v median −1:31
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 3:58v median −1:19
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 4:01v median −1:21
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Block 08 7:44Running 8 4:20v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 234
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 234 men who finished.