The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:30 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Wouter Vierstraete 114th of 194 men in the Pro division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 63% of the field across all eight, against 25% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:29 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul 1 gave the field time back: about 3:08 faster than the average race this season, by 126 athletes who raced both. Wouter Vierstraete's fastest of 4 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:35v median +1:00
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 4:27v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 4:42v median +0:38
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 4:26v median +0:21
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:47v median +0:36
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:41v median +0:34
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Block 07 6:54Running 7 4:42v median +0:30
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 5:08v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:08
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.