The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Nadia Bhabha crossed the line in 1:22:13: 76th of 416 women, faster than 82% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:31 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:05 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 8:00, was faster than 89% of the field.
Istanbul ran fast: the 162 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:43 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Nadia Bhabha.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:13Running 1 5:26v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:23v median −0:47
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 4:29v median −0:49
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 4:32v median −0:48
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:28v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:33v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:41v median −0:37
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 5:04v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 403
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 403 women who finished.