The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Will Hadley at Istanbul 2026: 1:06:18, 49th of 743 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:14 quicker than the median and 20th of 743. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:09, was faster than 86% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Istanbul 2026 and Berlin 2026 were 3:38 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:26v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 3:39v median −0:47
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 3:46v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 3:53v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 3:53v median −0:59
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 3:45v median −0:59
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Block 07 6:55Running 7 3:45v median −0:58
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Block 08 8:52Running 8 4:13v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.