The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gökhan Yaşar finished 393rd of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:27:10.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:04 quicker than the median and 217th of 743. The race faded late: the second half went 1:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 3:07 faster than the average race this season, by 324 athletes who raced both. 4:27 slower than at Rotterdam 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 5:43v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:23v median −0:03
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:38v median −0:08
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 5:05v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:30v median +0:38
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 4:58v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 5:17v median +0:34
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 5:46v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:58
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.