The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Orcan Yazıcı & Cevat Candemir crossed the line in 1:09:17: 137th of 515 men's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:32 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:49Running 1 4:59v median −0:33
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Block 02 5:41Running 2 3:52v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:16Running 3 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 4:14v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:18v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:19v median −0:43
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:16v median −0:39
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Block 08 8:43Running 8 4:39v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:06
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.