The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ömer Salih Karaosman finished 597th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:42:25.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 16:15, behind 94% of the field.
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 9:55Running 1 5:27v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:49v median +0:23
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:56v median +1:10
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 6:17v median +1:32
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 6:52v median +2:00
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:55v median +2:11
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 6:31v median +1:48
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 7:23v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:15
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.