The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Serdar Yurtay crossed the line in 1:14:42: 170th of 743 men, faster than 77% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:44 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:16Running 1 6:59v median +1:40
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:59v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 4:15v median −0:31
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 4:07v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:11v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:17v median −0:27
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 4:00v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 4:16v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:04
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.