The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jack Cave finished 333rd of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:29:48.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:40 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:40. A harder second half: 2:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul 1 gave the field time back: about 0:59 faster than the average race this season, by 281 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 6:01v median +0:37
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:43v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:55v median +0:09
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 4:58v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:10v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:01v median +0:12
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 4:54v median +0:04
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Block 08 15:23Running 8 5:42v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:03
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.