The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rhys Griffiths finished in the top 10% of the field at Istanbul 2026, in 1:02:08 for 22nd of 743 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:06 on the median. A harder second half: 1:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:54, 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. 3:04 faster than at Cardiff 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:20v median −0:59
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 3:17v median −1:09
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Block 03 6:19Running 3 3:23v median −1:23
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Block 04 6:35Running 4 3:23v median −1:22
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Block 05 7:47Running 5 3:34v median −1:18
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 3:35v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:24Running 7 3:34v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 3:51v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.