The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:17 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Mark Whitmore 138th of 194 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:53 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:40 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. An improvement of 1:41 on Turin 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:18v median −0:17
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 3:54v median +0:06
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 3:54v median −0:10
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 3:58v median −0:07
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:04v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:11v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 4:08v median −0:04
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Block 08 17:30Running 8 4:41v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
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.