The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:37 at Istanbul 2026 put Mertcan Kızılpınar 473rd of 743 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 29% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:29 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 9:44Running 1 5:06v median −0:13
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:12v median +0:46
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:43v median +0:57
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 5:35v median +0:50
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:29v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:24v median +0:40
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 5:40v median +0:57
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 5:35v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:11
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.