The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Haka Hakiev & Iliyan Popov at Istanbul 2026: 1:01:42, 35th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:00 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:34Running 1 4:40v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:29Running 2 3:42v median −1:00
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Block 03 6:33Running 3 3:46v median −1:10
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Block 04 6:31Running 4 3:51v median −1:10
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Block 05 7:53Running 5 3:51v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 3:49v median −1:13
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Block 07 6:15Running 7 3:43v median −1:12
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Block 08 7:46Running 8 4:03v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.