The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Halil Fatih Ezen finished 519th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:36:13.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:04. Stronger after halfway: 4:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 3:07 faster than the average race this season, by 324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 5:54v median +0:35
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:51v median +0:25
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 6:07v median +1:21
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Block 04 13:09Running 4 5:47v median +1:02
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:56v median +1:04
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:07v median +0:23
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:21v median +0:38
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 5:56v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:19
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.