The race, in three figures
The race, in words
56:16 at Istanbul 2026 won the 25–29 age group for Xavier Dufour, first of 46.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:19 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:25, was faster than 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:10. 1:28 slower than at Lyon 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:30Running 1 3:42v median −1:01
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:01v median −0:50
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Block 03 6:29Running 3 3:10v median −0:57
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Block 04 5:55Running 4 3:13v median −0:55
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Block 05 7:10Running 5 3:16v median −0:56
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Block 06 4:52Running 6 3:17v median −0:50
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Block 07 5:57Running 7 3:14v median −0:58
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Block 08 7:26Running 8 3:31v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 221
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 221 men who finished.