The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Abed Shabi finished 101st of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:10:16, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:47, was faster than 91% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:20v median −0:59
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 3:34v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 3:35v median −1:11
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 3:43v median −1:02
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Block 05 7:56Running 5 3:41v median −1:11
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 3:42v median −1:02
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Block 07 8:22Running 7 3:49v median −0:54
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 4:07v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.