The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxime Ngoy finished 202nd of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:16:49, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:32 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 3:07 faster than the average race this season, by 324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 4:53v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:00v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 4:12v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 4:03v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:08v median −0:44
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:00v median −0:44
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 4:05v median −0:38
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Block 08 11:00Running 8 4:41v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.