The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tolga Topcu finished 136th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:13:08, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:42 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul ran fast: the 324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:07 quicker here than at their other races. 5:30 slower than at Malaga 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:40v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 3:37v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 3:40v median −1:06
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 3:52v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:02v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:10v median −0:34
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 4:28v median −0:15
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 4:33v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.