The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Doğukan Çetin at Istanbul 1 2026: 1:09:00, 45th of 609 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:20 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:47 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:11, was faster than 89% of the field.
Istanbul 1 gave the field time back: about 0:59 faster than the average race this season, by 281 athletes who raced both. 0:30 faster than at Amsterdam 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 5:13v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 3:59v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 3:59v median −0:47
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 3:58v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:31Running 5 4:05v median −0:51
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:05v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 4:10v median −0:40
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Block 08 8:07Running 8 4:26v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.