The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:16 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Kadir Sönmez 406th of 609 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 54% of the field across all eight, against 28% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:25 quicker than the median and 39th of 609. A harder second half: 4:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul 1 gained about 0:59.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 4:49v median −0:35
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:34v median +1:06
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 5:44v median +0:58
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 5:07v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 6:04v median +1:08
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:32v median +0:43
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 5:41v median +0:51
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Block 08 15:29Running 8 6:39v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:03
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.