The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ramin Elia finished 529th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:36:48.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 3:07 faster than the average race this season, by 324 athletes who raced both. Ramin Elia's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 5:37v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:20v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 4:55v median +0:09
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 4:55v median +0:10
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 7:28v median +2:36
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:31v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 4:33v median −0:10
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Block 08 15:38Running 8 6:20v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:31
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.