The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Artem Seleznev finished 285th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:21:29, faster than 62% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:18 ahead of the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:37. The race faded late: the second half went 2:13 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 9:43Running 1 5:13v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:00v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:11v median +0:25
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:42v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:49v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:36v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 4:41v median −0:02
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 4:47v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.