The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Taha Kılavuz at Istanbul 1 2026: 1:06:22, 25th of 609 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:28 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:35 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:16, was faster than 97% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul 1 gained about 0:59. 2:08 slower than at Bilbao 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:33v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 3:39v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 3:43v median −1:03
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Block 04 6:54Running 4 3:49v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:06Running 5 3:45v median −1:11
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 3:45v median −1:04
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Block 07 7:33Running 7 3:52v median −0:58
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Block 08 9:02Running 8 4:04v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 603
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 603 men who finished.