The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Murat Erdemir finished 526th of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:51:59.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:16 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 11:23Running 1 6:31v median +1:07
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 5:30v median +1:02
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Block 03 12:06Running 3 5:41v median +0:55
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 5:39v median +0:52
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 5:57v median +1:01
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 5:50v median +1:01
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Block 07 19:49Running 7 9:32v median +4:42
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Block 08 16:07Running 8 7:28v median +1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:39
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.