The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Okay İpekci finished 453rd of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:41:30.
The runs carried this race: faster than 46% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 12% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:13. A harder second half: 3:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 10:14Running 1 5:22v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 4:49v median +0:21
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 4:51v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 4:38v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:01v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 4:52v median +0:03
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:07v median +0:17
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Block 08 16:23Running 8 6:09v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:02
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.