The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:10 at Istanbul 2026 put Salman Al Khalifa 98th of 743 men in the Open division, ahead of 87% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 97% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 60% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:20, was faster than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Salman Al Khalifa.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 3:56v median −1:23
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 3:21v median −1:05
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 3:33v median −1:13
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 3:31v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 3:27v median −1:25
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 3:29v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:03Running 7 3:41v median −1:02
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 4:06v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.