The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:32 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Can Aksu 291st of 609 men in the Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 42% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:35 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Istanbul 1 2026 and Madrid 2025 were 3:20 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 5:50v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:07v median +0:39
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:03v median +0:17
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:11v median +0:24
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:03v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:08v median +0:19
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Block 07 7:47Running 7 5:04v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 5:29v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:38
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.