The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mahmoud Elsebakhy finished 216th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:17:43, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:56. The race faded late: the second half went 3:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul ran fast: the 324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 4:48v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 3:37v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:05v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 3:48v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 3:53v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:16v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 3:52v median −0:51
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Block 08 13:31Running 8 4:53v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.