The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ali Arafa finished 445th of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:40:34.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:49 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:03 better against the middle of the field 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 13:25Running 1 8:36v median +3:12
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 4:52v median +0:24
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 5:22v median +0:36
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 5:31v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:12v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:11v median +0:22
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 4:43v median −0:07
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Block 08 15:11Running 8 5:21v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:07
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.