The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:19 at Istanbul 2026 put Berk Ertuğrul 549th of 743 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 20% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:36 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:55 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 10:49Running 1 6:13v median +0:54
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:24v median +0:58
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 5:48v median +1:02
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Block 04 12:26Running 4 5:32v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:50v median +0:58
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:30v median +0:46
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 5:38v median +0:55
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 7:01v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:51
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.