The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, Ismail Abdelaziz crossed the line in 1:26:43: 278th of 609 men, faster than 54% of the field.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:31. A harder second half: 1:26 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 5:49v median +0:25
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:33v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:40v median −0:06
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 4:36v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:50v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 4:40v median −0:10
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Block 08 13:11Running 8 5:08v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.