The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Jad Achkar crossed the line in 1:14:23: 164th of 743 men, faster than 78% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:08 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:31 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 8:28Running 1 4:26v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:03v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 4:10v median −0:36
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Block 04 8:47Running 4 4:25v median −0:20
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:34v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:38v median −0:06
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 4:40v median −0:03
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 4:50v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.