The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Hussein Haidar crossed the line in 1:23:32: 332nd of 743 men, faster than 55% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 43% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:12. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better 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 9:57Running 1 5:08v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 3:58v median −0:28
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 4:16v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 4:26v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:41v median −0:11
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:37v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 4:27v median −0:16
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 5:02v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.