The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Colquhoun finished 589th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:41:37.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:57. The race faded late: the second half went 7:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07. 5:55 slower than at Paris 1 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:29Running 1 5:32v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:57v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 5:15v median +0:29
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 5:28v median +0:43
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:29v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:32v median +0:48
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 5:46v median +1:03
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Block 08 17:45Running 8 7:06v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:23
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.