The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emre Alifuatoğlu finished 605th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:42:48.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 5:05 quicker than the median and 7th of 743. 19:35 in the roxzone was slower than 98% 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 10:45Running 1 6:09v median +0:50
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:08v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 5:45v median +0:59
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Block 04 6:04Running 4 5:51v median +1:06
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:51v median +0:59
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:33v median +0:49
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Block 07 13:18Running 7 5:32v median +0:49
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Block 08 15:18Running 8 6:34v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:35
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.