The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Iliyan Popov finished 366th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:25:09, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:38 quicker than the median and 255th of 743. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:55 behind the median.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:43v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:07v median −0:19
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 4:32v median −0:14
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 4:20v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:20v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:37v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 4:28v median −0:15
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Block 08 13:04Running 8 5:35v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:14
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.