The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Konstantinos Chouvardas & Efstratios Chouvardas crossed the line in 1:04:40: 70th of 515 men's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:52 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:21, ahead of 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 2:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 5:12v median −0:20
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 3:58v median −0:44
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Block 03 6:45Running 3 3:56v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 3:51v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:09Running 5 3:51v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:46v median −1:16
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Block 07 7:28Running 7 3:51v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:06Running 8 4:03v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.