The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, Athanasios Coutroumpas crossed the line in 1:16:59: 126th of 609 men, faster than 79% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 64% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:45 ahead of the median.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 281 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:59 quicker here than at their other races. 0:13 slower than at Frankfurt 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:03Running 1 5:25v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:24v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:35v median −0:11
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 4:36v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:41v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:23v median −0:26
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Block 07 7:07Running 7 4:34v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 5:11v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
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.