The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mustafa Gülcü finished 711th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 2:11:57.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:52. A harder second half: 22:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:57, behind 95% 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 12:37Running 1 6:50v median +1:31
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:59v median +1:33
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Block 03 12:16Running 3 6:25v median +1:39
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Block 04 11:59Running 4 5:59v median +1:14
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Block 05 17:30Running 5 11:43v median +6:51
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Block 06 10:58Running 6 8:26v median +3:42
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Block 07 13:33Running 7 7:20v median +2:37
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Block 08 27:29Running 8 15:55v median +10:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:57
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.