The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Ali Kurt & Yunus Emre Baransel crossed the line in 1:14:46: 219th of 515 men's teams, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:11. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:08Running 1 5:11v median −0:21
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 4:17v median −0:25
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:31v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 4:35v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:23v median −0:40
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:27v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 4:34v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 5:03v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.