The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Michiel Brankaert crossed the line in 1:14:32: 165th of 743 men, faster than 78% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:54 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:59, ahead of 88% of the field.
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 8:18Running 1 4:09v median −1:10
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 3:30v median −0:56
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 3:46v median −1:00
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 3:40v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 3:53v median −0:59
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 3:51v median −0:53
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 7:56v median +3:13
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 4:23v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.