The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Muhammed Avni Rezai finished 520th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:36:28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:03v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:38v median +0:12
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 4:53v median +0:07
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 4:47v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 4:48v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 5:04v median +0:21
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 6:26v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:16
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.