The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:10 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Melih Deniz 368th of 609 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:18 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:39Running 1 8:29v median +3:05
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:01v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:28v median +0:42
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:20v median +0:33
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:24v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:30v median +0:41
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:43v median +0:53
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 6:29v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:29
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.