The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonathan Arrowood finished 463rd of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:31:57.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:11. The race faded late: the second half went 3:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul ran fast: the 324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:07 quicker here than at their other races. 4:22 slower than at Helsinki 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:03Running 1 5:38v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:47v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 5:00v median +0:14
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:18v median +0:33
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:11v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:21v median +0:37
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 5:36v median +0:53
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 6:27v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:24
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.