The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vladimír Polák & Luke Davies finished in the top 10% of the field at Istanbul 2026, in 57:43 for 14th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:54 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:44, was faster than 99% of the field.
Istanbul ran fast: the 178 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:29v median −1:03
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Block 02 5:01Running 2 3:24v median −1:18
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Block 03 6:10Running 3 3:30v median −1:26
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Block 04 6:11Running 4 3:24v median −1:37
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:26v median −1:37
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Block 06 4:49Running 6 3:24v median −1:38
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Block 07 6:32Running 7 3:26v median −1:29
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Block 08 7:03Running 8 3:38v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 515
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 515 men's teams who finished.