The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ahmed Zidan finished 343rd of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:24:06, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:26 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:06 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. 5:21 slower than at Doha 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:52v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 4:00v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:22v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:25v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:31v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 4:56v median +0:12
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Block 07 12:58Running 7 4:08v median −0:35
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 4:31v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:17
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.