The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:40 at Istanbul 2026 put Mahir Karduz 527th of 743 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 55% of the field across all eight, against 12% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:53 quicker than the median and 204th of 743. A harder second half: 8:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:51v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:23v median −0:03
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:35v median +0:49
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 5:37v median +0:52
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Block 05 12:47Running 5 7:45v median +2:53
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:59v median +0:15
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Block 07 14:34Running 7 10:03v median +5:20
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 7:29v median +2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:21
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.