The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mahdi Alizadeh at Istanbul 1 2026: 1:09:33, 49th of 609 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 61% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:03 ahead of the median. Quick through the roxzone: 6:25, ahead of 96% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:10Running 1 3:37v median −1:47
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 3:07v median −1:21
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 3:24v median −1:22
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 3:23v median −1:24
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Block 05 7:59Running 5 3:31v median −1:25
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 3:27v median −1:22
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Block 07 7:52Running 7 3:11v median −1:39
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Block 08 8:35Running 8 3:37v median −1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.