The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, Tolga Aksüt crossed the line in 1:25:52: 267th of 609 men, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:31 quicker than the median and 36th of 609.
Istanbul 1 gave the field time back: about 0:59 faster than the average race this season, by 281 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 2:38 on Frankfurt 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:23Running 1 5:48v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:46v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:49v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 4:57v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:05v median +0:09
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 5:09v median +0:20
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 5:11v median +0:21
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 5:58v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:45
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.