The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:20 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Ilias Apostolou 385th of 609 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 73% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 16% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:33 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:53 worse 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. Ilias Apostolou's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 4:35v median −0:49
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 4:06v median −0:22
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 4:28v median −0:18
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 4:22v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:31v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:26v median −0:23
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Block 07 12:12Running 7 4:21v median −0:29
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Block 08 14:50Running 8 5:40v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:58
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.