The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nikita Mazepin finished 458th of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:42:20.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 10:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 281 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:59 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:48v median −0:36
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 6:16v median +1:48
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 6:35v median +1:49
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Block 04 13:39Running 4 6:49v median +2:02
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Block 05 12:13Running 5 7:09v median +2:13
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:58v median +2:09
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Block 07 15:19Running 7 7:15v median +2:25
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Block 08 17:04Running 8 8:40v median +3:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.