The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:16 at Istanbul 2026 put MELİH DENİZ 396th of 743 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 65% of the field across all eight, against 37% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:56 quicker than the median and 233rd of 743. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 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 9:35Running 1 5:30v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:57v median +0:31
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:06v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:05v median +0:20
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:33v median +0:49
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:01v median +0:18
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 5:56v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:14
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.