The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcel Rates finished 425th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:29:17.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:03 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 3:07 faster than the average race this season, by 324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:35Running 1 5:51v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:38v median +0:12
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 4:47v median +0:01
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 4:40v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 4:59v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 4:45v median +0:01
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Block 07 12:12Running 7 4:45v median +0:02
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Block 08 12:40Running 8 5:25v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.