The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, Merve Tuncay crossed the line in 1:23:51: 92nd of 416 women, faster than 78% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:12 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:09 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 2:43.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:57Running 1 5:52v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:39v median −0:31
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 4:39v median −0:39
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 4:39v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:47v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:50v median −0:31
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 4:46v median −0:32
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 5:03v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:02
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 403
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 403 women who finished.