The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexandar Ivanov finished 166th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:14:35, faster than 78% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:16 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better 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. That was 1:06 off the time at Heerenveen 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:13v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:50v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:06v median −0:40
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 4:08v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:18v median −0:34
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:06v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:06v median −0:37
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 4:31v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.