The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kieran Davies finished 365th of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:31:59.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:52. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:08 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. Kieran Davies's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 5:37v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:28v median +0:00
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 5:08v median +0:22
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 4:56v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:08v median +0:12
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:40v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 4:40v median −0:10
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Block 08 14:10Running 8 5:17v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.