The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:41 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Bülent Özcelik 494th of 609 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:29 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:16 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 10:33Running 1 6:00v median +0:36
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 5:47v median +1:19
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 5:59v median +1:13
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 6:01v median +1:14
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:56v median +1:00
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 6:18v median +1:29
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Block 07 14:17Running 7 6:30v median +1:40
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Block 08 16:39Running 8 7:22v median +1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:54
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.