The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Istanbul 2026, Mwafak Al Khateeb crossed the line in 1:08:51: 56th of 222 men, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:59 on the median. A harder second half: 1:31 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 4:20v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 3:28v median −0:23
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 3:38v median −0:29
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Block 04 7:00Running 4 3:37v median −0:31
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:42v median −0:30
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 3:39v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 3:42v median −0:30
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 4:08v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.