The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:29 at Istanbul 2026 put Emir Melih Songur 331st of 743 men in the Open division, ahead of 56% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:57 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better 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 10:03Running 1 5:39v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:43v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 4:54v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 4:36v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:46v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 4:52v median +0:08
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 4:34v median −0:09
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 5:07v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
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.