The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kirstin Lohoelter finished 287th of 416 women in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:45:39.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:12 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:57 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Istanbul ran fast: the 162 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:43 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:41Running 1 7:31v median +1:20
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 6:15v median +1:05
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 6:28v median +1:10
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Block 04 14:28Running 4 6:43v median +1:23
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:43v median +1:18
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:26v median +1:05
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 6:29v median +1:11
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 6:59v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:09
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.