The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Hey finished 598th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:42:25.
The runs carried this race: faster than 30% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 3:07 faster than the average race this season, by 324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:54Running 1 5:42v median +0:23
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 4:52v median +0:26
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:08v median +0:22
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Block 04 13:34Running 4 5:27v median +0:42
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:29v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 5:23v median +0:39
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Block 07 13:04Running 7 5:21v median +0:38
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Block 08 15:50Running 8 6:16v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:15
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.