The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Małgorzata Sztybrych finished 79th of 486 women in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:18:16, faster than 84% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:42 on the median. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Katowice gained about 1:15. An improvement of 3:31 on Oslo 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 4:49v median −1:03
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:39v median −0:57
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 4:51v median −1:02
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:49v median −1:04
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:17v median −0:51
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 4:58v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:54v median −1:01
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 5:27v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:55
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 483
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 483 women who finished.