The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Ellery finished 541st of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:55:03.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:08 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 281 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:59 quicker here than at their other races. That was 4:01 off the time at Cardiff 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:27Running 1 7:19v median +1:55
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Block 02 11:14Running 2 5:48v median +1:20
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Block 03 12:25Running 3 5:37v median +0:51
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 5:41v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 5:41v median +0:45
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 5:46v median +0:57
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Block 07 12:58Running 7 5:39v median +0:49
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Block 08 20:37Running 8 7:28v median +1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:56
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.