The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cihan Irmak finished 736th of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 2:30:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 10:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 17:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 19:06, behind 97% 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 11:16Running 1 6:20v median +1:01
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Block 02 10:33Running 2 5:53v median +1:27
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Block 03 15:44Running 3 8:46v median +4:00
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Block 04 17:22Running 4 7:48v median +3:03
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Block 05 15:54Running 5 10:13v median +5:21
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 7:26v median +2:42
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Block 07 23:09Running 7 7:24v median +2:41
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Block 08 27:22Running 8 11:10v median +5:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:06
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.