The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arman Elijah Sharifi finished 621st of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:44:30.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:20. A harder second half: 1:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07. An improvement of 7:27 on Malaga 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:01Running 1 5:26v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:05v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 5:52v median +1:06
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Block 04 15:00Running 4 5:39v median +0:54
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:36v median +0:44
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 5:32v median +0:48
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 4:57v median +0:14
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Block 08 17:02Running 8 6:00v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:17
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.