The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Michal Kucharski crossed the line in 1:18:36: 230th of 743 men, faster than 69% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:42 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:48 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. 2:14 faster than at Malaga 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 5:05v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:06v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:16v median −0:30
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 4:28v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:40v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:26v median −0:18
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 4:32v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 5:13v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
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.