The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:44 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Farid Ailam 70th of 194 men in the Pro division, ahead of 64% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 79% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:10 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 126 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:08 quicker here than at their other races. 7:57 slower than at New York 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:37v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 3:45v median −0:03
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 3:49v median −0:15
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Block 04 6:50Running 4 3:52v median −0:13
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 3:59v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:58v median +1:51
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:26v median +0:14
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 4:40v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.