The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for VOLKAN ALAOĞLU at Istanbul 2026: 1:02:42, 25th of 743 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:58, was faster than 99% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Istanbul 2026 and Istanbul 1 2026 were 5:51 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 8:50Running 1 4:15v median −1:04
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 3:22v median −1:04
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Block 03 6:38Running 3 3:29v median −1:17
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 3:42v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:08Running 5 3:35v median −1:17
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Block 06 4:53Running 6 3:31v median −1:13
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Block 07 6:43Running 7 3:31v median −1:12
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:00v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 735
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 735 men who finished.