The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alan Le Gall finished in the top 10% of the field at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:07:35 for 34th of 609 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:41, was faster than 94% of the field.
Istanbul 1 gave the field time back: about 0:59 faster than the average race this season, by 281 athletes who raced both. 3:23 faster than at Paris 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 4:13v median −1:11
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:20v median −1:08
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 3:46v median −1:00
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 3:42v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:46v median −1:10
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:00v median −0:49
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 3:50v median −1:00
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 4:22v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.