The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, Pietro Schiavone crossed the line in 1:21:20: 182nd of 609 men, faster than 70% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:43 ahead of the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:37. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 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. 1:00 slower than at Turin 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:49v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:25v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 4:49v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 4:34v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:37v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:23v median −0:26
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Block 07 7:02Running 7 4:27v median −0:23
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 4:55v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:59
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.