The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ioannis Ilias finished in the top 10% of the field at Athens 2026, in 1:06:02 for 45th of 616 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:29 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:35 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:53, was faster than 98% of the field.
Athens gave the field time back: about 1:07 faster than the average race this season, by 284 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 4:00v median −1:15
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 3:28v median −1:09
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 3:49v median −1:10
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 3:47v median −1:08
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 3:56v median −1:07
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 3:47v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:11Running 7 3:40v median −1:12
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 3:44v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 607
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 607 men who finished.