The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Bassem Zanzouri at Istanbul 1 2026: 1:03:24, 11th of 609 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:10, was faster than 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul 1 gained about 0:59.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 4:02v median −1:22
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:23v median −1:05
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Block 03 7:12Running 3 3:38v median −1:08
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 3:30v median −1:17
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:41v median −1:15
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:35v median −1:14
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:15v median −0:35
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 3:57v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 603
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 603 men who finished.