The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Declan Connolly won the Open division at Istanbul 2026 in 56:09, first of 743 men.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:17 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:37, ahead of 99% of the field.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 3:07 faster than the average race this season, by 324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:58v median −1:21
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Block 02 5:06Running 2 3:11v median −1:15
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Block 03 6:21Running 3 3:15v median −1:31
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Block 04 6:05Running 4 3:18v median −1:27
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Block 05 7:23Running 5 3:16v median −1:36
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Block 06 4:33Running 6 3:16v median −1:28
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Block 07 6:17Running 7 3:13v median −1:30
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Block 08 6:51Running 8 3:26v median −2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 735
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 735 men who finished.