The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Songül Völkel finished 119th of 358 women in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:28:45, faster than 67% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 51% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:22 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul 1 gave the field time back: about 2:26 faster than the average race this season, by 153 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:03Running 1 6:21v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:06v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 5:10v median −0:08
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 5:04v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:31v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:32v median +0:10
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 5:23v median +0:04
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 5:51v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:15
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 355
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 355 women who finished.