The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:28 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Baris Kalkay 481st of 609 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 39% of the field across all eight, against 11% on the runs. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:46. Stronger after halfway: 6:51 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul 1 gained about 0:59. 0:01 slower than at Hamburg 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:09Running 1 10:23v median +4:59
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 5:49v median +1:21
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Block 03 11:44Running 3 6:00v median +1:14
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 5:46v median +0:59
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 6:13v median +1:17
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 5:56v median +1:07
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 5:49v median +0:59
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Block 08 14:06Running 8 6:46v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:31
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.