The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Viki Nikolova finished 166th of 416 women in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:31:18, faster than 60% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:28 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 2:43 faster than the average race this season, by 162 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:22Running 1 6:11v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:00v median −0:10
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 5:24v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:36v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:38v median +0:13
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:21v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 5:08v median −0:10
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 5:54v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:04
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.