The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Athul Santimon finished 689th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 2:00:29.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:12 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:59Running 1 4:54v median −0:25
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Block 02 11:39Running 2 7:40v median +3:14
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Block 03 16:16Running 3 8:21v median +3:35
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Block 04 17:02Running 4 8:53v median +4:08
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 5:47v median +0:55
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 5:32v median +0:48
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Block 07 13:15Running 7 5:48v median +1:05
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Block 08 19:19Running 8 6:25v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:39
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.