The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:30 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Mert Eryol 561st of 609 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:13 behind the median. The roxzone cost time: 19:25, behind 98% of the field.
Istanbul 1 gave the field time back: about 0:59 faster than the average race this season, by 281 athletes who raced both. Mert Eryol's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:24Running 1 7:00v median +1:36
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Block 02 9:43Running 2 6:08v median +1:40
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Block 03 14:58Running 3 7:37v median +2:51
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Block 04 12:58Running 4 7:46v median +2:59
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Block 05 13:05Running 5 7:54v median +2:58
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Block 06 9:55Running 6 7:45v median +2:56
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 6:44v median +1:54
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Block 08 16:52Running 8 8:48v median +3:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:25
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.