The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ivan Pavlina finished 355th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:24:36, faster than 52% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:45 on the median. A harder second half: 3:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Ivan Pavlina.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:02Running 1 6:03v median +0:44
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:38v median +0:12
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 4:49v median +0:03
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:53v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:59v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:01v median +0:17
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 5:03v median +0:20
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 5:12v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.