The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sara Holden finished in the top 10% of the field at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:12:43 for 23rd of 358 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:55 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:30, was faster than 92% of the field.
Istanbul 1 gave the field time back: about 2:26 faster than the average race this season, by 153 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:34Running 1 5:04v median −0:59
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 4:12v median −0:54
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:29v median −0:49
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 4:28v median −0:49
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:37v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:35v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 4:41v median −0:38
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 5:04v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
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.