The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Evgeny Kalinin finished in the top 10% of the field at Istanbul 2026, in 1:07:49 for 67th of 743 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:44 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:38 faster at Istanbul 2026 than at Berlin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:06v median −1:13
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:22v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 3:31v median −1:15
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 3:35v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:11Running 5 3:34v median −1:18
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 3:31v median −1:13
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Block 07 7:18Running 7 3:38v median −1:05
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 4:09v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.