The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sali Zeidan finished 122nd of 358 women in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:28:57, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 83% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:39 on the median. A harder second half: 2:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:37Running 1 5:47v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:58v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:05v median −0:13
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Block 04 11:09Running 4 5:04v median −0:13
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Block 05 13:04Running 5 8:00v median +2:37
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:53v median −0:29
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Block 07 7:28Running 7 5:02v median −0:17
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 5:33v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:31
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.