The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lesego Fesasi finished 705th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 2:09:37.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:29. The race faded late: the second half went 5:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 16:30, behind 94% of the field.
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 15:18Running 1 9:42v median +4:23
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 5:14v median +0:48
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Block 03 15:09Running 3 5:32v median +0:46
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Block 04 13:03Running 4 5:39v median +0:54
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Block 05 12:58Running 5 6:44v median +1:52
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 5:37v median +0:53
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Block 07 15:19Running 7 6:00v median +1:17
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Block 08 23:20Running 8 8:09v median +2:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:30
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.