The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Istanbul 2026, Ignacio Alvarez crossed the line in 1:04:54: 32nd of 222 men, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:31 on the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:10. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Pro division for Ignacio Alvarez.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:18v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 3:31v median −0:20
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 3:34v median −0:33
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Block 04 6:00Running 4 3:37v median −0:31
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Block 05 7:54Running 5 3:39v median −0:33
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Block 06 5:17Running 6 3:30v median −0:37
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 3:36v median −0:36
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 3:58v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.