The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:12:32 at Istanbul 2026 put Mehmet Gulay 715th of 743 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:39. A harder second half: 2:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:24, behind 92% 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 14:03Running 1 8:52v median +3:33
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Block 02 11:16Running 2 7:53v median +3:27
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Block 03 13:57Running 3 7:33v median +2:47
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Block 04 17:18Running 4 8:21v median +3:36
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Block 05 13:31Running 5 8:18v median +3:26
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Block 06 11:21Running 6 8:20v median +3:36
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Block 07 16:36Running 7 8:22v median +3:39
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Block 08 19:16Running 8 10:02v median +4:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:24
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.