The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gdansk 2026, Karolina Borowska crossed the line in 1:22:48: 152nd of 775 women, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gdansk gained about 2:15.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 3:21v median −1:07
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:20v median −1:13
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 4:57v median −0:54
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 4:31v median −1:17
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 4:37v median −1:18
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:37v median −1:11
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 4:33v median −1:13
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 5:15v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.