The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Byron Paul-Luesing crossed the line in 1:14:05: 153rd of 743 men, faster than 79% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:25 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:13, was faster than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07. Byron Paul-Luesing's fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 4:58v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:57v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:03v median −0:43
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:09v median −0:36
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:12v median −0:40
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:00v median −0:44
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 4:04v median −0:39
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 4:34v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.