The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louise Burrell finished 195th of 416 women in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:34:46, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:40 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 2:43 faster than the average race this season, by 162 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 0:03 on Riga 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:13Running 1 5:49v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:43v median −0:27
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 4:47v median −0:31
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 4:48v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:03v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:02v median −0:19
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 5:02v median −0:16
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Block 08 16:03Running 8 5:40v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.