The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, Emre Ergün crossed the line in 1:14:50: 100th of 609 men, faster than 84% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:31 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 281 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:59 quicker here than at their other races. 4:55 faster than at Frankfurt 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:32v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 3:51v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:47Running 3 3:59v median −0:47
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:03v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:22v median −0:34
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:10v median −0:39
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 4:17v median −0:33
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 5:04v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.