The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Yousef Aklouk finished 608th of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 2:48:11.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 8:50 slower than the median. A harder second half: 12:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 20:27 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
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 13:29Running 1 8:18v median +2:54
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Block 02 13:36Running 2 9:35v median +5:07
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Block 03 19:04Running 3 10:11v median +5:25
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Block 04 20:13Running 4 10:12v median +5:25
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Block 05 16:20Running 5 10:36v median +5:40
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Block 06 14:19Running 6 10:17v median +5:28
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Block 07 24:31Running 7 10:23v median +5:33
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Block 08 26:21Running 8 12:42v median +7:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:27
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.