The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Abercromby finished 165th of 222 men in the Pro division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:26:57.
The runs carried this race: faster than 66% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 7% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:00 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:05 worse 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. 5:42 slower than at Sydney 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:27v median −0:16
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 3:35v median −0:16
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 3:47v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 3:57v median −0:11
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:03v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 3:49v median −0:18
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 3:59v median −0:13
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Block 08 15:53Running 8 4:39v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.