The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merve Tatli finished 189th of 416 women in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:34:13, faster than 55% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 69% of the field across all eight, against 42% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:16 quicker than the median and 60th of 416. The race faded late: the second half went 2:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 2:43 faster than the average race this season, by 162 athletes who raced both. That was 10:05 off the time at Rotterdam 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:18Running 1 5:05v median −1:06
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:52v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:36v median +0:18
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 5:38v median +0:18
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Block 05 14:02Running 5 9:01v median +3:36
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:19v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 5:03v median −0:15
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 5:49v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:56
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.