The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karim Saad finished 228th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:18:34, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:41. The race faded late: the second half went 1:50 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 8:43Running 1 4:25v median −0:54
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 3:48v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 3:54v median −0:52
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:07v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:19v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:18v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 4:12v median −0:31
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 4:34v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.