The race, in three figures
The race, in words
burak caglayan finished 308th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:22:33, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 39% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:00. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for burak caglayan.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 4:59v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:00v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:19v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 4:17v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:22v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:19v median −0:25
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 4:11v median −0:32
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 4:44v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.