The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mehrzad Birani at Istanbul 2026: 1:07:15, 64th of 743 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:34 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:25, ahead of 95% 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 8:36Running 1 4:22v median −0:57
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 3:35v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 3:49v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 3:44v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:17Running 5 3:51v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 3:43v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 3:46v median −0:57
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 4:07v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.