The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:25 at Istanbul 2026 put Orkan Uzunyayla 552nd of 743 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:18 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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. 0:31 slower than at Stockholm 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:50Running 1 5:57v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:11v median +0:45
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:37v median +0:51
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Block 04 12:01Running 4 6:00v median +1:15
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:00v median +1:08
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:55v median +1:11
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 6:22v median +1:39
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Block 08 15:01Running 8 7:01v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:35
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.