The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Katharina Hoja finished in the top 10% of the field at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:14:53 for 31st of 358 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 3:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul 1 gained about 2:26. An improvement of 0:44 on Frankfurt 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 4:41v median −1:22
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:10v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:51v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 4:36v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:28v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:21v median −1:01
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Block 07 5:46Running 7 4:28v median −0:51
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 5:15v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:13
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.