The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:16 at Istanbul 2026 put Volkan Erdoğan 192nd of 222 men in the Pro division.
On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 3:18. A harder second half: 9:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul ran fast: the 134 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:10 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:55v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:14v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 4:56v median +0:49
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:05v median +0:57
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:19v median +1:07
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Block 06 10:32Running 6 5:08v median +1:01
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Block 07 13:30Running 7 5:42v median +1:30
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Block 08 14:03Running 8 5:17v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 221
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 221 men who finished.