The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Omar El Zoghby finished 149th of 222 men in the Pro division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:22:37.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:29 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 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 9:22Running 1 5:13v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:16v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 4:41v median +0:34
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 4:43v median +0:35
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:50v median +0:38
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:45v median +0:38
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:05v median +0:53
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 5:36v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.