The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Melihcan Kocabıyık & Mehmet Erdinc Demirtas crossed the line in 1:08:04: 112th of 515 men's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations.
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 8:56Running 1 4:45v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 3:54v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 4:04v median −0:52
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Block 04 7:23Running 4 3:59v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 4:01v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:09v median −0:53
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:14v median −0:41
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Block 08 8:36Running 8 4:41v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
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.