The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Mohammad Bazara & Dany Nehme crossed the line in 1:04:19: 65th of 515 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 7:01, ahead of 88% 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 8:42Running 1 4:45v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 3:47v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:17Running 3 3:53v median −1:03
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Block 04 6:45Running 4 3:58v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:00Running 5 3:53v median −1:10
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 4:00v median −1:02
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 4:05v median −0:50
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Block 08 7:52Running 8 4:06v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.