The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kemal Oktay Karaarslan finished 442nd of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:40:10.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:27 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:51 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Kemal Oktay Karaarslan.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:01Running 1 5:43v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:05v median +0:37
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:02v median +0:16
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 5:02v median +0:15
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:38v median +1:42
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:24v median +0:35
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Block 07 14:30Running 7 5:45v median +0:55
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Block 08 14:33Running 8 7:03v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:39
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.