The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Vlad Florea crossed the line in 1:13:40: 146th of 743 men, faster than 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 62% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:59 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:24Running 1 4:12v median −1:07
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 3:26v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 3:50v median −0:56
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 3:44v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:53v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 3:53v median −0:51
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 3:55v median −0:48
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 4:32v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:50
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.