The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:51 at Istanbul 2026 put Semih Güvercin 499th of 743 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:35. A harder second half: 1:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:47Running 1 5:13v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 4:52v median +0:26
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Block 03 11:50Running 3 5:06v median +0:20
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 5:02v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:20v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:17v median +0:33
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 5:15v median +0:32
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Block 08 14:55Running 8 5:38v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:30
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.