The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ceyda Demir finished 127th of 358 women in the Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:29:37, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:01. The race faded late: the second half went 8:33 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 9:35Running 1 5:00v median −1:03
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:28v median −0:38
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:30v median −0:48
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 4:31v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:55v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:53v median −0:29
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Block 07 13:58Running 7 4:52v median −0:27
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 5:34v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:11
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.