The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Thewliss finished 148th of 236 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:28:31.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:54Running 1 5:24v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:00v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:46v median +0:24
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 5:28v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:18v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:25v median +0:08
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 5:31v median +0:09
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Block 08 15:07Running 8 6:12v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
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.