The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:07 at Istanbul 2026 put Nikolai Smirnov 217th of 222 men in the Pro division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:12. A harder second half: 8:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:43 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 3:10 faster than the average race this season, by 134 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 6:17v median +1:34
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:32v median +1:41
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Block 03 12:09Running 3 5:57v median +1:50
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 6:20v median +2:12
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:33v median +2:21
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Block 06 9:50Running 6 6:33v median +2:26
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Block 07 16:40Running 7 6:43v median +2:31
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Block 08 16:25Running 8 8:12v median +3:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:43
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.