The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, Çağatay Demir crossed the line in 1:27:13: 287th of 609 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:24 on the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:36 better against the middle of the field 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 10:37Running 1 5:50v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:34v median +0:06
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 4:41v median −0:05
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 4:43v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:54v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:40v median −0:09
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Block 07 7:33Running 7 4:39v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 5:27v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:43
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.