The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:51 at Istanbul 2026 put Dumitru Rincu 141st of 222 men in the Pro division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:08 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul ran fast: the 134 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:10 quicker here than at their other races. 1:15 slower than at Verona 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 5:07v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:01v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:17v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 4:17v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:34v median +0:22
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:28v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 4:33v median +0:21
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 4:59v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.