The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mohamed Maloum finished 563rd of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:39:08.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 17:12, behind 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 6:13v median +0:54
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:54v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:17v median +0:31
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 5:19v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:34v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:23v median +0:39
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 5:50v median +1:07
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Block 08 14:01Running 8 7:17v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:12
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.