The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Deniz Kızıldaş finished 284th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:21:29, faster than 62% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 74% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:27 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:59 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 9:17Running 1 4:53v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 3:45v median −0:41
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:07v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 5:58v median +1:13
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 6:15v median +1:23
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 6:08v median +1:24
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 6:02v median +1:19
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Block 08 10:58Running 8 4:37v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.