The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:43 at Gdansk 2026 put Romana James 209th of 775 women in the Open division, ahead of 73% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 55% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:30 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:34, was faster than 95% of the field.
Gdansk ran fast: the 344 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:15 quicker here than at their other races. 4:18 slower than at Cardiff 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 5:45v median +1:17
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Block 02 12:44Running 2 9:32v median +3:59
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:42v median −1:09
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 4:46v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 4:51v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:56v median −0:52
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:03v median −0:43
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 5:46v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.