The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Khaled Elnaker finished 560th of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:59:30.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 11:44Running 1 5:53v median +0:29
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:47v median +0:19
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 4:33v median −0:13
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Block 04 16:58Running 4 4:53v median +0:06
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 5:47v median +0:51
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 07 12:56Running 7 5:17v median +0:27
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Block 08 27:43Running 8 11:36v median +6:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:50
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.