The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, Audeh Aklouk crossed the line in 1:20:32: 170th of 609 men, faster than 72% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 61% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:39 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 281 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:59 quicker here than at their other races. 6:32 faster than at Boston 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 5:09v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:23v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 4:45v median −0:01
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 4:47v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:51v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:37v median −0:12
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 4:37v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 5:09v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:53
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.