The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ahmed Rateb finished 558th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:38:52.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:03. The race faded late: the second half went 2:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:20 faster at Istanbul 2026 than at Rimini 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:52Running 1 6:01v median +0:42
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 5:07v median +0:41
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:08v median +0:22
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 5:06v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 4:59v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:00v median +0:16
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Block 07 12:01Running 7 5:08v median +0:25
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Block 08 16:42Running 8 5:57v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:45
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.