The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eren Kaya finished 453rd of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:31:12.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:20. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:51 faster at Istanbul 2026 than at Istanbul 1 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:22v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:22v median −0:04
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 4:47v median +0:01
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Block 04 12:26Running 4 4:48v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:05v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:44v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 4:56v median +0:13
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 5:31v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:57
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.