The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexey Kirpichnikov finished 682nd of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:57:59.
The stations carried this race: faster than 35% of the field across all eight, against 2% on the runs. The SkiErg cost the most time: 1:09 slower than the median. A harder second half: 13:53 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 17:03Running 1 11:23v median +6:04
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Block 02 5:24Running 2 2:31v median −1:55
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 2:38v median −2:08
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Block 04 15:03Running 4 9:46v median +5:01
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Block 05 15:29Running 5 10:06v median +5:14
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Block 06 12:29Running 6 9:54v median +5:10
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Block 07 15:57Running 7 9:51v median +5:08
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Block 08 17:36Running 8 10:07v median +4:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:31
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.