The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:18:56 at Istanbul 2026 put iliya Soudi 726th of 743 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 10:07. A harder second half: 18:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:03, behind 91% 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 12:47Running 1 7:30v median +2:11
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Block 02 9:24Running 2 6:16v median +1:50
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Block 03 13:54Running 3 6:35v median +1:49
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Block 04 15:57Running 4 6:27v median +1:42
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Block 05 13:49Running 5 7:26v median +2:34
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Block 06 10:40Running 6 7:10v median +2:26
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Block 07 23:00Running 7 7:29v median +2:46
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Block 08 24:30Running 8 10:39v median +5:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:03
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.