The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samer Chkeir & Joe Anayssi finished in the top 10% of the field at Istanbul 2026, in 1:03:08 for 48th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:19Running 1 5:18v median −0:14
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Block 02 5:26Running 2 3:56v median −0:46
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Block 03 7:00Running 3 3:57v median −0:59
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Block 04 6:40Running 4 4:03v median −0:58
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Block 05 7:51Running 5 3:50v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:11Running 6 3:49v median −1:13
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Block 07 6:27Running 7 3:49v median −1:06
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Block 08 8:05Running 8 4:17v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.