The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hhayder Al-Baidhani finished 531st of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:53:30.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 16:34 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 10:36Running 1 5:36v median +0:12
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 5:42v median +1:14
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Block 03 14:47Running 3 8:16v median +3:30
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Block 04 10:45Running 4 5:46v median +0:59
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 7:07v median +2:11
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Block 06 9:28Running 6 6:47v median +1:58
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Block 07 13:05Running 7 6:16v median +1:26
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Block 08 16:32Running 8 8:16v median +2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:34
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.