The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mahdi Alizadeh at Istanbul 2026: 1:08:30, 76th of 743 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:31 ahead of the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:46, was faster than 91% of the field.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 3:07 faster than the average race this season, by 324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 3:46v median −1:33
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 3:26v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 3:28v median −1:18
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Block 04 7:19Running 4 3:32v median −1:13
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Block 05 8:01Running 5 3:24v median −1:28
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 3:46v median −0:58
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 3:17v median −1:26
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 3:45v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.