The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:04:23 at Istanbul 2026 won the 55–59 age group for Romuald Lepers, first of 12.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:10 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:23, was faster than 95% of the field.
The field ran 3:38 faster at Istanbul 2026 than at Berlin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:34v median −0:45
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:38v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 3:40v median −1:06
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Block 04 7:15Running 4 3:38v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:04Running 5 3:45v median −1:07
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Block 06 5:16Running 6 3:37v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 3:32v median −1:11
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Block 08 8:21Running 8 3:49v median −1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.