The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Mercer finished 563rd of 609 men in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 2:00:29.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:46 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 15:37 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:59Running 1 6:06v median +0:42
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Block 02 10:55Running 2 5:30v median +1:02
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 4:54v median +0:08
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Block 04 15:36Running 4 5:50v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:20v median +1:24
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 6:46v median +1:57
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Block 07 16:06Running 7 6:02v median +1:12
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Block 08 17:57Running 8 8:49v median +3:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:37
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.