The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Francis finished 356th of 775 women in the Open division at Gdansk 2026, in 1:32:29, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gdansk ran fast: the 344 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:15 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:10v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:56v median −0:37
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 5:21v median −0:30
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Block 04 13:25Running 4 5:25v median −0:23
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 5:30v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:25v median −0:23
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:22v median −0:24
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Block 08 15:27Running 8 6:06v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.