The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hamid Nouri finished 138th of 222 men in the Pro division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:20:34.
A station race more than a running one: 54% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:39Running 1 5:19v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 4:27v median +0:36
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 4:31v median +0:24
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:37v median +0:29
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:46v median +0:34
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:43v median +0:36
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Block 07 9:09Running 7 4:31v median +0:19
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 5:09v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:05
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.