The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fouad Baaour finished 423rd of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:36:41.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:10. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:46 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. An improvement of 39:36 on Frankfurt 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:04Running 1 6:33v median +1:09
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:06v median +0:38
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:07v median +0:21
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Block 04 13:59Running 4 5:16v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:15v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 07 12:03Running 7 4:58v median +0:08
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Block 08 13:34Running 8 6:24v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:13
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.