The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ahmed Salman finished 188th of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:21:48, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:38 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:30 behind 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:53v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 3:52v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 4:24v median −0:22
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 4:22v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:17v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:18v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 4:44v median −0:06
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 4:44v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.