The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Anna Nagornaia crossed the line in 1:32:48: 181st of 416 women, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:50 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 2:43.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:50Running 1 5:21v median −0:50
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:30v median −0:40
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Block 03 12:55Running 3 6:41v median +1:23
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 4:36v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 4:42v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:42v median −0:39
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 4:16v median −1:02
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 5:12v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:16
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.