The race, in three figures
The race, in words
RATHNAKALA KUMARAGURUNATHAN finished 323rd of 416 women in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:52:06.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:33 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 2:43 faster than the average race this season, by 162 athletes who raced both. 10:00 slower than at Cardiff 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:19Running 1 7:18v median +1:07
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 6:06v median +0:56
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Block 03 15:16Running 3 6:03v median +0:45
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Block 04 13:16Running 4 6:04v median +0:44
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 6:04v median +0:39
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:03v median +0:42
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 5:59v median +0:41
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Block 08 15:37Running 8 6:44v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:37
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.