The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ahmed Mahmoud finished 363rd of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:31:47.
The stations carried this race: faster than 70% of the field across all eight, against 26% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:54 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:21Running 1 5:48v median +0:24
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 5:14v median +0:46
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 5:44v median +0:58
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 5:43v median +0:56
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:42v median +0:46
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:31v median +0:42
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 5:47v median +0:57
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 6:10v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:53
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.