The race, in three figures
The race, in words
João Grade finished 173rd of 222 men in the Pro division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:28:45.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 6% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:37 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 9:02Running 1 4:31v median −0:12
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 3:52v median +0:01
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 3:57v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 4:06v median −0:02
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:13v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 4:05v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 4:06v median −0:06
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Block 08 16:51Running 8 4:30v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:04
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.