The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:07 at Istanbul 2026 put Luis Sebastian Sanchez Vazquez 134th of 743 men in the Open division, ahead of 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:02. A harder second half: 2:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul ran fast: the 324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:30v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 3:46v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 3:46v median −1:00
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 3:51v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 3:59v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 3:51v median −0:53
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 3:50v median −0:53
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Block 08 12:49Running 8 4:05v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.