The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erdem Karaca finished 687th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:59:48.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 6:58 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:36 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 18:47, behind 97% 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 12:25Running 1 7:19v median +2:00
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 6:16v median +1:50
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 6:50v median +2:04
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Block 04 19:07Running 4 6:51v median +2:06
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:53v median +2:01
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 6:53v median +2:09
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 6:44v median +2:01
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 7:43v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:47
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.