The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mohammad Jafar at Istanbul 1 2026: 1:05:43, 24th of 609 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:57 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:26, ahead of 96% of the field.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 281 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:59 quicker here than at their other races. That was 0:01 off the time at Stockholm 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:39v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 3:45v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 3:46v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 3:48v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 3:51v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:57v median −0:52
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Block 07 6:52Running 7 3:46v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 4:07v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.