The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:42 at Istanbul 2026 put Bülent Akbaş 171st of 743 men in the Open division, ahead of 77% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:09 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:22 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:31v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 3:47v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:14v median −0:32
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:06v median −0:39
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:05v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:57v median −0:47
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 4:06v median −0:37
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 4:14v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:58
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.