The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Bailey finished 225th of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:23:50, faster than 63% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:14 on the median. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:24 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 281 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:59 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 0:20 on Dublin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 5:33v median +0:09
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:26v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:41v median −0:05
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:47v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:43v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:48v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 4:53v median +0:03
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Block 08 14:25Running 8 6:00v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:57
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.