The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:18:31 at Istanbul 1 2026 put Çağdaş Mermit 594th of 609 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 11:05 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 16:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 281 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:59 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:11Running 1 5:55v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:51v median +0:23
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Block 03 14:20Running 3 5:32v median +0:46
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Block 04 19:20Running 4 5:42v median +0:55
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 6:19v median +1:23
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Block 06 10:15Running 6 6:15v median +1:26
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Block 07 23:19Running 7 6:56v median +2:06
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Block 08 25:52Running 8 8:48v median +3:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:22
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.