The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Selman Faruk Gökay & Servet Solak crossed the line in 1:12:35: 180th of 515 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 56% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:48 quicker than the median and 50th of 515.
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 9:01Running 1 5:08v median −0:24
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 4:36v median −0:06
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:50v median −0:06
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Block 04 7:24Running 4 4:50v median −0:11
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:52v median −0:11
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 5:06v median +0:04
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:57v median +0:02
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 5:30v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:52
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.