The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ali Sagheb finished 521st of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:50:59.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:08. The race faded late: the second half went 3:04 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:44v median −0:40
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 5:31v median +1:03
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 6:14v median +1:28
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Block 04 13:22Running 4 5:24v median +0:37
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:09v median +1:13
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 5:36v median +0:47
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 5:48v median +0:58
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Block 08 20:52Running 8 8:43v median +3:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:23
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.