The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, burak tabağ crossed the line in 1:22:20: 301st of 743 men, faster than 60% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:30 quicker than the median and 98th of 743.
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 9:37Running 1 5:30v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:37v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:05v median +0:19
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 4:56v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 5:07v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:17v median +0:33
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 5:05v median +0:22
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 5:58v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:16
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.