The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Altuğ ASLAN finished 613th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:43:39.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:35. A harder second half: 5:29 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 10:18Running 1 5:21v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:31v median +0:05
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Block 03 13:28Running 3 5:31v median +0:45
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 5:34v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 5:41v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:15v median +0:31
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 5:16v median +0:33
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Block 08 18:59Running 8 5:42v median +0:15
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.