The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 2026, ZELİHA ÖZTÜRK crossed the line in 1:26:31: 121st of 416 women, faster than 71% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:40 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 13:49Running 1 8:44v median +2:33
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:48v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:47v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 4:51v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:08v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 4:53v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 4:38v median −0:40
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 5:06v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:12
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.