The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marios Markou won the 45–49 age group at Istanbul 2026 in 1:05:50, first of 32.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:37 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:34, was faster than 93% of the field.
Istanbul ran fast: the 324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:07 quicker here than at their other races. Marios Markou's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:37v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 3:36v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 3:44v median −1:02
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 3:44v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 3:50v median −1:02
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:44v median −1:00
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Block 07 7:34Running 7 3:47v median −0:56
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Block 08 8:09Running 8 4:04v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.