The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexandros-Ioannis Blithikiotis finished in the top 10% of the field at Istanbul 2026, in 1:06:54 for 56th of 743 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:57 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:50 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:37, 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:35v median −0:44
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 3:41v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 3:48v median −0:58
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 3:44v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 3:51v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:41v median −1:03
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 3:45v median −0:58
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 4:08v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.