The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mark Tewkesbury at Istanbul 1 2026: 1:07:59, 39th of 609 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:14 quicker than the median and 51st of 609. Stronger after halfway: 3:26 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:34, ahead of 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Istanbul 1 2026 and Madrid 2025 were 3:20 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:42v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 3:44v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 3:55v median −0:51
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 3:51v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 3:55v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 3:54v median −0:55
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Block 07 6:58Running 7 3:54v median −0:56
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 4:07v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.