The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valentin Tachev & Svetozar Simov finished 213th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:14:13, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:58. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:26Running 1 5:16v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:11v median −0:31
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Block 03 7:21Running 3 4:14v median −0:42
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Block 04 7:25Running 4 4:24v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:20v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:26v median −0:36
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:23v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 5:20v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:24
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.