Progress against the field
Between Istanbul 1 2026 and Izmir 2026, Veli Özbudak pulled 13:30 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 5:27 quicker, so 18:57 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Istanbul 1 2026 → Istanbul 2026: 17:51 on the field in 169 days.
How this is worked out ⓘ
A finish time moves for two reasons: the athlete, and the race — its course, its floor, its day. For each pair of races in a row in one category, we take everyone who raced both and use the middle of how much they moved (the median) as "the race". Whatever is left is the athlete. Doubles are compared only when the same two people raced both, and told as the pair's; relays are left out. A pair with fewer than 15 athletes in common is not shown.
Every race
3 races · 3 events
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Izmir19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:26:2553/173Beat 69%
↑ 49 days after Istanbul 2026 4:21 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:21 behind the field: 4:45 slower on the clock, against 0:24 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:24 slower This athlete4:45 slower -
Istanbul1 Aug 2026Individual Open · Men1:21:40 PB289/743Beat 61%
↑ 169 days after Istanbul 1 2026 17:51 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
23:42 faster on the clock, and the race was 5:51 faster for everyone, so 17:51 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →5:51 faster This athlete23:42 faster -
Istanbul 113 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:45:22487/609Beat 20%