The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:22 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Erdal Alicioglu 459th of 609 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:21 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:55 worse 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. 4:14 faster than at Frankfurt 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:55Running 1 6:25v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:09v median +0:41
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 5:23v median +0:37
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 5:24v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:38v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 5:38v median +0:49
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Block 07 12:55Running 7 5:46v median +0:56
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Block 08 16:05Running 8 6:43v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:34
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.