The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tomislav Balić finished 471st of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:32:31.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:39. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better 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 10:06Running 1 5:40v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:59v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:04v median +0:18
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 5:18v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:12v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:09v median +0:25
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 4:56v median +0:13
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 5:49v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:00
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.