The race, in three figures
The race, in words
ömer faruk açıkgöz finished 639th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:46:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:23 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:02Running 1 5:31v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 4:38v median +0:12
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Block 03 13:22Running 3 5:06v median +0:20
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Block 04 13:14Running 4 5:27v median +0:42
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:46v median +0:54
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:34v median +0:50
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 5:09v median +0:26
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Block 08 20:57Running 8 5:52v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:33
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.