The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mihai Rizea finished 716th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 2:12:56.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 19:51, behind 98% of the field.
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 13:17Running 1 7:28v median +2:09
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Block 02 11:38Running 2 6:29v median +2:03
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Block 03 14:39Running 3 6:46v median +2:00
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Block 04 15:27Running 4 6:20v median +1:35
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:24v median +1:32
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 6:40v median +1:56
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Block 07 11:42Running 7 6:43v median +2:00
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Block 08 24:30Running 8 8:18v median +2:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:51
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.