The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Konstantinos Chouvardas won the 50–54 age group at Istanbul 2026 in 1:06:04, first of 17.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:12 quicker than the median and 25th of 743. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:52 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:24, ahead of 95% 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. An improvement of 3:21 on Lisboa 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 4:36v median −0:43
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 3:33v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:17Running 3 3:37v median −1:09
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 3:39v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:42v median −1:10
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Block 06 5:14Running 6 3:43v median −1:01
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 3:44v median −0:59
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 4:02v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.