The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Firas Makhoul finished 121st of 173 men in the Open division at Izmir 2026, in 1:44:13.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:25. The race faded late: the second half went 5:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Izmir 2026 and Istanbul 1 2026 were 4:02 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:41Running 1 5:58v median +0:32
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Block 02 10:07Running 2 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 03 12:45Running 3 5:41v median +0:02
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Block 04 12:58Running 4 5:56v median +0:25
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:09v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 5:58v median +0:25
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Block 07 12:29Running 7 6:14v median +0:42
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Block 08 19:33Running 8 7:03v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 173
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 173 men who finished.