The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Michal Sejba & Snezhana Stepanova-Sejba at Gdansk 2026: 1:04:32, 74th of 852 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:04 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:40, was faster than 95% of the field.
Gdansk gave the field time back: about 0:48 faster than the average race this season, by 378 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:27v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:04v median −1:19
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Block 03 7:19Running 3 4:09v median −1:32
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:13v median −1:27
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:10v median −1:35
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:11v median −1:25
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Block 07 7:08Running 7 4:10v median −1:28
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 4:40v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 851
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 851 mixed teams who finished.