The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:16 at Istanbul 2026 put Cengiz Güzel 582nd of 743 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:39. A harder second half: 4:28 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 5:14v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 5:22v median +0:56
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 5:23v median +0:37
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Block 04 11:59Running 4 5:20v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:54v median +1:02
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:21v median +0:37
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Block 07 14:27Running 7 5:24v median +0:41
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Block 08 15:18Running 8 6:10v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:58
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.