The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:32 at Istanbul 2026 put Christopher Royla 457th of 743 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:30. The race faded late: the second half went 1:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:12Running 1 5:39v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:05v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:14v median +0:28
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 4:48v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:27v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:25v median +0:41
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:11v median +0:28
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 5:17v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:21
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.