The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:11:21 at Istanbul 2026 put Arda Topçu 709th of 743 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 12:09 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 17:30 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 3:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:26Running 1 7:08v median +1:49
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Block 02 10:52Running 2 5:15v median +0:49
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Block 03 13:45Running 3 6:11v median +1:25
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Block 04 16:41Running 4 5:41v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 5:39v median +0:47
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 5:07v median +0:23
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Block 07 14:00Running 7 5:04v median +0:21
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Block 08 25:52Running 8 7:01v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:30
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.