10K Winners Circle
🏆 NWANA 10K Winners Circle
2026 NWANA Open 10K Nordic Walking Series
The NWANA Winners Circle honors the approved category winners of each stage of the 2026 NWANA Open 10K Nordic Walking Series.
The 10K distance rewards strength, patience, rhythm, and discipline. Each stage becomes part of the official NWANA season record and recognizes the athletes who rose to the front under approved competition conditions.
Each athlete competes within a Performance Level. A Competition Category combines Performance Level and Gender, such as High Performance Men or Performance Women.
Places shown on this page are category places. Full results and season standings are available on the Results page.
Stage 3 — September 6, 2026
Stage 3 added three approved 10K results across two Performance Levels. Sven Thorslund recorded the first approved Performance Men result of the season at 1:14:00. Albert Fatikhov improved his 10K season best to 1:15:15 in Competitive Men, while Susan Otto entered the 10K record and became the first Competitive Women category leader with 1:19:37.
Category: Elite Men (< 1:05:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Elite Women (< 1:05:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Men (< 1:10:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Women (< 1:10:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Men (< 1:15:00)
🥇 Sven Thorslund — 1:14:00
Category: Performance Women (< 1:15:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Competitive Men (< 1:20:00)
🥇 Albert Fatikhov — 1:15:15
Category: Competitive Women (< 1:20:00)
🥇 Susan Otto — 1:19:37
Category: Open Men (1:20:00+)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Open Women (1:20:00+)
No approved finisher in this category.
Three stages are now complete. The 10K record now includes Performance Men, Competitive Men and Competitive Women leaders, with Albert Fatikhov extending his Competitive Men season lead and improving his 10K best to 1:15:15.
Stage 2 — August 2, 2026
Stage 2 added another approved 10K performance to the season. Albert Fatikhov returned in Competitive Men, extending his record in the category and adding a second result toward the season standings.
Category: Elite Men (< 1:05:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Elite Women (< 1:05:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Men (< 1:10:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Women (< 1:10:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Men (< 1:15:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Women (< 1:15:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Competitive Men (< 1:20:00)
🥇 Albert Fatikhov — 1:17:27
Category: Competitive Women (< 1:20:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Open Men (1:20:00+)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Open Women (1:20:00+)
No approved finisher in this category.
With two approved Competitive Men results now recorded, the 10K season began to show the value of returning to the distance and building points across multiple stages.
Stage 1 — July 5, 2026
The 10K season opened with its first official marks and immediately established two different Performance Levels. Albert Fatikhov set the opening Competitive Men standard, while Michael Blanchard became the first Open Men category leader.
Category: Elite Men (< 1:05:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Elite Women (< 1:05:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Men (< 1:10:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: High Performance Women (< 1:10:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Men (< 1:15:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Performance Women (< 1:15:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Competitive Men (< 1:20:00)
🥇 Albert Fatikhov — 1:15:27
Category: Competitive Women (< 1:20:00)
No approved finisher in this category.
Category: Open Men (1:20:00+)
🥇 Michael Blanchard — 1:25:22
Category: Open Women (1:20:00+)
No approved finisher in this category.
The first stage placed the opening 10K standards on the board and gave the season its first Competitive and Open category leaders.
Upcoming Stages
The following stages are scheduled as part of the 2026 NWANA Open 10K Nordic Walking Series. Category winners will be posted here after results are reviewed and approved.
Stage 3 — September 6, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
Stage 4 — October 4, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
Stage 5 — November 1, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
Stage 6 — December 6, 2026
Results will be posted after review and approval.
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