The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Zaahid Moolla crossed the line in 1:24:09: 345th of 743 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:46 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:37 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. Zaahid Moolla's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:06Running 1 5:38v median +0:19
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:08v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:04v median +0:18
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 4:40v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:58v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:16v median +0:32
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:47v median +0:04
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Block 08 12:45Running 8 5:53v median +0:26
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.