The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:00 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Kemal Cihan Şimşek 477th of 609 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:27 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:34Running 1 6:41v median +1:17
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:22v median +0:54
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 5:39v median +0:53
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Block 04 13:44Running 4 5:44v median +0:57
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:47v median +0:51
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:30v median +0:41
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:23v median +0:33
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 6:35v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:45
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.