The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mikel Sarkis finished 215th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:17:35, faster than 71% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:43 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:29 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 3:07 faster than the average race this season, by 324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:32Running 1 6:13v median +0:54
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:40v median +0:14
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:32v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 4:30v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:43v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:43v median −0:01
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:08v median −0:35
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 4:34v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.