The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:30 at Istanbul 2026 put Luke Ellis 120th of 743 men in the Open division, ahead of 84% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:13 quicker than the median and 141st of 743. The race faded late: the second half went 1:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:51, was faster than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07. An improvement of 7:57 on Glasgow 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:49v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 3:44v median −0:42
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 3:47v median −0:59
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Block 04 7:58Running 4 3:52v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 4:00v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:02v median −0:42
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 3:57v median −0:46
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 4:29v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
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.