The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:56 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Mustafa Çiftçi 205th of 609 men in the Open division, ahead of 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:44 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul 1 gave the field time back: about 0:59 faster than the average race this season, by 281 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 4:51v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:00v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:34v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 4:20v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:21v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:23v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:30v median −0:20
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Block 08 13:36Running 8 4:51v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.