The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Piotr Kuszewski finished 256th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:20:03, faster than 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 74% of the field across all eight, against 54% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:42 quicker than the median and 119th of 743. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 5:05v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:17v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 4:35v median −0:11
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 4:28v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 5:00v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:10v median +0:26
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 4:37v median −0:06
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 5:36v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.