The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mikkel Olesen finished 678th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:54:57.
The wall balls cost the most time: 6:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:47 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 11:09Running 1 5:57v median +0:38
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 4:55v median +0:29
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 5:04v median +0:18
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Block 04 15:39Running 4 5:19v median +0:34
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Block 05 12:34Running 5 6:48v median +1:56
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 5:39v median +0:55
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Block 07 13:45Running 7 5:28v median +0:45
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Block 08 19:09Running 8 6:20v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:12
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.