The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Jacobo Pugnaire crossed the line in 1:10:35: 107th of 743 men, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:30 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:01 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:56, ahead of 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07. 2:13 slower than at New York 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:30v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 3:53v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:09v median −0:37
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:04v median −0:41
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:15v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:24v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 4:13v median −0:30
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Block 08 8:48Running 8 4:36v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:56
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.