The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruth Woodcock won the 40–44 age group at Istanbul 1 2026 in 1:08:32, first of 42.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:12 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:12 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:07, was faster than 95% of the field.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 153 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:26 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 4:49v median −1:14
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Block 02 5:40Running 2 3:53v median −1:13
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Block 03 8:04Running 3 4:05v median −1:13
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:11v median −1:06
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:20v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:17v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:04Running 7 4:12v median −1:07
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Block 08 7:56Running 8 4:39v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 355
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 355 women who finished.