The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tayfun Gündüz finished 395th of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:34:11.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:53 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:02 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 12:57Running 1 8:13v median +2:49
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:30v median +0:02
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 4:36v median −0:10
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Block 04 13:19Running 4 4:53v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:46v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:40v median −0:09
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Block 07 12:43Running 7 4:40v median −0:10
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 5:22v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.