The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Ronny Sletbakk knutsen & Elias Sletbakk Juliussen crossed the line in 1:12:50: 186th of 515 men's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:52. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:29Running 1 5:34v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 4:31v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 4:39v median −0:22
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:44v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:38v median −0:24
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:42v median −0:13
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Block 08 9:16Running 8 4:48v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.