The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Josefine Felsum-Benzin at Gdansk 2026: 1:17:40, 70th of 775 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:17 on the median. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:47, ahead of 91% of the field.
Gdansk gave the field time back: about 2:15 faster than the average race this season, by 344 athletes who raced both. 0:02 slower than at Copenhagen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 4:20v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:03v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:14v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 5:06v median −0:42
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:12v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:11v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 5:03v median −0:43
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 5:32v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 774
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 774 women who finished.