The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Mohamed Askar crossed the line in 1:23:17: 328th of 743 men, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:18 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 3:07 faster than the average race this season, by 324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:00Running 1 6:11v median +0:52
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:47v median +0:21
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:55v median +0:09
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 4:54v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 5:00v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 4:49v median +0:05
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:46v median +0:03
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 5:22v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
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.