The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Faruk Ayaz finished 271st of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:26:26, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:24. Stronger after halfway: 2:27 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul 1 gained about 0:59. That was 1:59 off the time at Dublin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 4:48v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 3:48v median −0:40
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 4:45v median −0:01
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 4:46v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 4:52v median −0:04
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:21v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:17v median −0:33
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 5:02v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.