The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:04:08 at Istanbul 2026 put Mehdi El beqqali 694th of 743 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:39. The race faded late: the second half went 9:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul ran fast: the 324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:52Running 1 5:50v median +0:31
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Block 02 9:40Running 2 5:13v median +0:47
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Block 03 12:57Running 3 5:28v median +0:42
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Block 04 16:43Running 4 7:28v median +2:43
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Block 05 13:20Running 5 7:53v median +3:01
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Block 06 11:04Running 6 7:44v median +3:00
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Block 07 15:36Running 7 7:50v median +3:07
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Block 08 21:22Running 8 8:01v median +2:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:43
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.