The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Harsh makhwani finished 206th of 222 men in the Pro division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:42:29.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:51 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
Istanbul ran fast: the 134 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:10 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:21v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 4:10v median +0:19
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Block 03 12:47Running 3 4:57v median +0:50
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:06v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:25v median +2:13
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Block 06 9:50Running 6 6:57v median +2:50
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 5:26v median +1:14
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Block 08 16:17Running 8 7:04v median +2:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:51
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.