The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Meredith West finished 319th of 416 women in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:51:24.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:22 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:46 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. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Meredith West.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:17Running 1 8:17v median +2:06
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 6:39v median +1:29
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Block 03 13:02Running 3 6:42v median +1:24
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Block 04 16:48Running 4 6:53v median +1:33
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 6:54v median +1:29
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 6:56v median +1:35
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 6:36v median +1:18
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 7:42v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:50
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.