The race, in three figures
The race, in words
jeffrey el attrache finished 496th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:34:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:27. The race faded late: the second half went 6:46 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:19v median +0:00
-
Block 02 8:18Running 2 4:21v median −0:05
-
Block 03 10:16Running 3 4:43v median −0:03
-
Block 04 9:38Running 4 4:44v median −0:01
-
Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:38v median −0:14
-
Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:47v median +0:03
-
Block 07 13:41Running 7 4:50v median +0:07
-
Block 08 14:57Running 8 6:07v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:27
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.