The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Salih Çalışkan finished 250th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:19:39, faster than 66% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:56 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 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 9:55Running 1 5:19v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:19v median −0:07
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 4:28v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 4:36v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:39v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:28v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 4:33v median −0:10
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 5:19v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.