3K Winners Circle
🏆 NWANA 3K Winners Circle
2026 NWANA Open 3K Nordic Walking Series
The 3K Winners Circle records the performances that are shaping the 2026 NWANA season — stage by stage, category by category.
Each athlete competes within a Performance Level. A Competition Category combines Performance Level and Gender, such as Elite Men or Open Women.
Places shown here are category places, not overall race places. Season standings are determined by accumulated points. If athletes are tied on points, the fastest single result achieved within that Performance Level is used as the tiebreaker.
Every approved result becomes part of the official NWANA season record. Times improve, standings change, and every new stage adds another chapter to the competition.
Stage 5 — August 29, 2026
Stage 5 produced movement across three different categories. Albert Fatikhov lowered his 3K season best to 19:00, Sven Thorslund moved into the Performance Men level, and Susan Otto improved her Open Women time.
Category: Elite Men (< 20:00)
🥇 Albert Fatikhov — 19:00
Category: Elite Women (< 20:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Men (< 21:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Women (< 21:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Men (< 22:00)
🥇 Sven Thorslund — 21:16
Category: Performance Women (< 22:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Competitive Men (< 23:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Competitive Women (< 23:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Open Men (23:00+)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Open Women (23:00+)
🥇 Susan Otto — 23:22
Five stages are complete.
The field is still small, but the competition already has history: faster times, changing levels, returning athletes, and performances that now belong permanently to the 2026 NWANA season.
Stage 4 — August 22, 2026
Stage 4 expanded the 3K competition with the arrival of the first approved women’s result of the season. Susan Otto entered the record in Open Women, while the Elite Men competition continued at sub-20-minute pace.
Category: Elite Men (< 20:00)
🥇 Albert Fatikhov — 19:14
Category: Elite Women (< 20:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Men (< 21:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Women (< 21:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Men (< 22:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Women (< 22:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Competitive Men (< 23:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Competitive Women (< 23:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Open Men (23:00+)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Open Women (23:00+)
🥇 Susan Otto — 23:51
A new name and a new category entered the season record.
That is how a series grows — one approved performance at a time.
Stage 3 — August 8, 2026
By Stage 3, consistency was becoming part of the contest. Albert Fatikhov pushed the Elite Men mark down again, while Michael Blanchard returned to add another approved Open Men result to his season.
Category: Elite Men (< 20:00)
🥇 Albert Fatikhov — 19:05
Category: Elite Women (< 20:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Men (< 21:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Women (< 21:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Men (< 22:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Women (< 22:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Competitive Men (< 23:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Competitive Women (< 23:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Open Men (23:00+)
🥇 Michael Blanchard — 23:49
Category: Open Women (23:00+)
No approved finisher in this category.
Three stages in, the numbers were beginning to tell a story: improvement at the front, persistence across the field, and points accumulating toward the season standings.
Stage 2 — July 25, 2026
Stage 2 raised the pace and expanded the competitive picture. Albert Fatikhov improved his Elite mark, Sven Thorslund established the first approved Competitive Men result of the season, and Michael Blanchard returned to lead Open Men.
Category: Elite Men (< 20:00)
🥇 Albert Fatikhov — 19:14
Category: Elite Women (< 20:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Men (< 21:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Women (< 21:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Men (< 22:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Women (< 22:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Competitive Men (< 23:00)
🥇 Sven Thorslund — 22:48
Category: Competitive Women (< 23:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Open Men (23:00+)
🥇 Michael Blanchard — 24:06
Category: Open Women (23:00+)
No approved finisher in this category.
The season was no longer just beginning. Three different Performance Levels were now represented on the stage record, and the competitive structure of the 3K Series was beginning to take shape.
Stage 1 — July 11, 2026
The 3K season opened with its first marks on the clock and the first category leaders on the board. From this stage forward, every second and every point begins to matter.
Category: Elite Men (< 20:00)
🥇 Albert Fatikhov — 19:53
Category: Elite Women (< 20:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Men (< 21:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Women (< 21:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Men (< 22:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Women (< 22:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Competitive Men (< 23:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Competitive Women (< 23:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Open Men (23:00+)
🥇 Michael Blanchard — 25:31
Category: Open Women (23:00+)
No approved finisher in this category.
The first stage is now in the books.
Two category leaders established the opening standards of the 2026 3K season.
Upcoming Stages
The 3K season continues. Every remaining stage is another opportunity to enter the standings, improve a season best, move into a new Performance Level, or change the race for points.
Stage 6 — September 12, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
Stage 7 — September 26, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
Stage 8 — October 10, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
Stage 9 — October 24, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
Stage 10 — October 31, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
Stage 11 — November 14, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
Stage 12 — November 22, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
Stage 13 — December 12, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
Stage 14 — December 26, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
The season is still being written.
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