The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Dinar Marasov crossed the line in 1:19:18: 243rd of 743 men, faster than 67% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:01 on the median.
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 9:35Running 1 5:10v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:23v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:02v median +0:16
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 4:49v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 5:01v median +0:09
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:54v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:52v median +0:09
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 5:39v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
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.