The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, Ahmed Ashraf crossed the line in 1:19:17: 151st of 609 men, faster than 75% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 56% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:17 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul 1 gained about 0:59.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 5:01v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:22v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 4:36v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:59v median +0:12
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:57v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:47v median −0:02
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:42v median −0:08
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 5:40v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:23
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.