The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maria Takova finished 305th of 416 women in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:49:19.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 18% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:53. A harder second half: 3:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:13Running 1 6:46v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:52v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 5:52v median +0:34
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 6:23v median +1:03
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 7:01v median +1:36
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 6:41v median +1:20
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 6:28v median +1:10
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Block 08 16:39Running 8 8:03v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:49
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.