The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sungjoo Yoon & Jeong Hieok Seo finished 101st of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:07:15, faster than 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 85% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 52% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 2:51 faster than the average race this season, by 178 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:47v median −0:45
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Block 02 5:39Running 2 3:39v median −1:03
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Block 03 7:08Running 3 3:44v median −1:12
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Block 04 6:53Running 4 4:10v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 3:59v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:55v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:24Running 7 4:15v median −0:40
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:15v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.