The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bernard Baran finished 185th of 236 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:35:26.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:11. A harder second half: 3:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Katowice ran fast: the 713 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:43 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:10v median −0:02
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 6:24v median +1:26
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:07v median −0:15
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Block 04 12:01Running 4 4:56v median −0:22
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 7:02v median +1:27
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 5:05v median −0:12
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 5:11v median −0:11
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Block 08 17:01Running 8 5:36v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.