The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elif Gürsoy finished 372nd of 416 women in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 2:03:31.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:11 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 12:57Running 1 7:16v median +1:05
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 6:01v median +0:51
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Block 03 13:04Running 3 5:58v median +0:40
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Block 04 18:20Running 4 6:13v median +0:53
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:10v median +0:45
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:19v median +0:58
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Block 07 14:44Running 7 6:31v median +1:13
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Block 08 21:09Running 8 8:15v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:34
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.