The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:53 at Istanbul 2026 put Mahmut Safa Türk 607th of 743 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 31% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:02. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul ran fast: the 324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:32Running 1 5:27v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 4:41v median +0:15
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Block 03 13:16Running 3 5:25v median +0:39
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 5:38v median +0:53
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 5:45v median +0:53
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 4:37v median −0:07
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 4:43v median +0:00
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Block 08 18:54Running 8 7:10v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:18
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.