The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ariel Dzionsko finished 180th of 236 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:34:53.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first. 8:44 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Katowice gained about 1:43.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 5:44v median +0:32
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 7:04v median +2:06
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Block 03 12:02Running 3 6:06v median +0:44
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:46v median +0:28
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 6:12v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:16v median +0:59
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Block 07 11:52Running 7 6:10v median +0:48
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 6:59v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:44
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.