The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ali Arafa finished 631st of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:46:09.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:43. The race faded late: the second half went 12:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:51 faster at Istanbul 2026 than at Istanbul 1 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 5:35v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:44v median +0:18
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 5:09v median +0:23
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 5:07v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:23v median +0:31
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Block 06 15:13Running 6 12:55v median +8:11
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Block 07 14:21Running 7 5:14v median +0:31
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Block 08 14:59Running 8 6:09v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
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.