The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:29 at Istanbul 2026 put Burak Akar 387th of 743 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:32 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:56Running 1 5:20v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:25v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:07v median +0:21
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 4:52v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:59v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 4:48v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 4:47v median +0:04
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 5:34v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:56
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.