The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michaela Popík finished 300th of 486 women in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:36:59.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:28 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Katowice ran fast: the 293 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:15 quicker here than at their other races. That was 0:43 off the time at Vienna 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:03Running 1 7:45v median +1:53
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:42v median +0:06
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:48v median −0:05
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Block 04 15:44Running 4 8:44v median +2:51
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 5:55v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:38v median −0:17
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 5:32v median −0:23
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 6:28v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
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.