The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amir Pourmand finished 565th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:39:09.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:11 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 10:21Running 1 5:17v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 4:44v median +0:18
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 4:34v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 4:48v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:09v median +0:17
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:02v median +0:18
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Block 07 12:52Running 7 4:55v median +0:12
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Block 08 18:27Running 8 5:58v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:41
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.