The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, Tom Brevitt crossed the line in 1:12:38: 78th of 609 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:37, was faster than 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul 1 gained about 0:59. 0:10 slower than at Mumbai 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:26v median −0:58
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 3:23v median −1:05
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 3:32v median −1:14
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 3:44v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 3:53v median −1:03
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 3:42v median −1:07
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 3:44v median −1:06
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 4:10v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.