The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roman Kruk & Dmitrii Merkulov finished 117th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:08:09, faster than 77% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:07 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:04, was faster than 87% 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 9:09Running 1 5:22v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 4:12v median −0:30
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:23v median −0:33
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Block 04 7:04Running 4 4:02v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 4:14v median −0:49
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:15v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 4:10v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:45Running 8 4:27v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.