The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dāvis Cielēns finished 502nd of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:35:04.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul ran fast: the 324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:07 quicker here than at their other races. Dāvis Cielēns's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:38Running 1 5:47v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:40v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 4:48v median +0:02
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 4:56v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:55v median +0:11
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Block 07 12:44Running 7 5:00v median +0:17
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Block 08 14:03Running 8 5:40v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:05
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.