The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Gdansk 2026, Paulina Kostuch & Patrycja Arent crossed the line in 1:22:26: 225th of 653 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 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 1:56.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 4:39v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:30v median −0:25
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:52v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 5:49v median −0:23
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:58v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:38v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:39v median −0:31
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 6:15v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 649
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 649 women's teams who finished.