The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Evans finished 560th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:38:56.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:58 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:06 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. 25:51 slower than at Sydney 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:37Running 1 6:01v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:53v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 4:48v median +0:02
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 4:25v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:29v median −0:23
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 4:16v median −0:28
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 4:27v median −0:16
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Block 08 15:04Running 8 4:42v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:57
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.