The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Resul Bekeş & Çetin Bekeş crossed the line in 1:11:07: 158th of 515 men's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
A harder second half: 2:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:25Running 1 4:28v median −1:04
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:45v median +0:03
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Block 03 7:20Running 3 4:31v median −0:25
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Block 04 7:11Running 4 4:29v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 4:46v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:40v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 4:36v median −0:19
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 4:37v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.