The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mazahir Mithiborwala finished 455th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:31:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:13. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:48 better 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. Mazahir Mithiborwala's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 5:30v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 4:36v median +0:10
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 5:06v median +0:20
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 4:51v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 4:40v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 4:37v median −0:07
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 4:41v median −0:02
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 4:54v median −0:33
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.