The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kemal Oktay Karaarslan finished 599th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:42:26.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:51 faster at Istanbul 2026 than at Istanbul 1 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 5:57v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:16v median +0:50
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:22v median +0:36
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 5:18v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:04v median +1:12
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:31v median +0:47
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Block 07 13:32Running 7 5:40v median +0:57
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Block 08 16:17Running 8 7:36v median +2:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:25
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.