The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, ismail Kaptanoğlu crossed the line in 1:15:26: 180th of 743 men, faster than 76% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 59% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:53 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:06 better 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 9:21Running 1 5:03v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:05v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:09v median −0:37
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 6:47v median +2:02
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:25v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:25v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 4:17v median −0:26
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 4:43v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.