The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Krzysiek Kowalski finished 164th of 236 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:31:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:29 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:31 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 10:35Running 1 5:38v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 4:53v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 5:16v median −0:06
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:18v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:28v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:06v median −0:11
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 5:12v median −0:10
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Block 08 18:08Running 8 6:25v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.