The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oli Fricker took 2nd of 46 in the 30–34 age group at Istanbul 1 2026, in 57:07.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:14 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:45, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul 1 gained about 3:08. 0:46 slower than at London Excel 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:54Running 1 3:52v median −0:43
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Block 02 5:30Running 2 3:03v median −0:45
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Block 03 6:29Running 3 3:16v median −0:48
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Block 04 5:54Running 4 3:16v median −0:49
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Block 05 7:18Running 5 3:17v median −0:54
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Block 06 4:30Running 6 3:16v median −0:51
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Block 07 6:28Running 7 3:20v median −0:52
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Block 08 7:26Running 8 3:44v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 193
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 193 men who finished.