The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:57 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Onurcan Birsen 433rd of 609 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:08 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 281 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:59 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:53Running 1 6:11v median +0:47
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:14v median +0:46
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 5:47v median +1:01
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 6:19v median +1:32
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 6:21v median +1:25
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 6:16v median +1:27
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 6:12v median +1:22
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 7:12v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:18
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.