The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:28 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Mert Pur 452nd of 609 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:37 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:53 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 10:52Running 1 5:54v median +0:30
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 5:07v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 5:05v median +0:19
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Block 04 13:06Running 4 4:56v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:06v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 4:36v median −0:13
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 5:07v median +0:17
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Block 08 14:50Running 8 6:38v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:26
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.