The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:20 at Istanbul 2026 put Ilhan Açikgöz & Sacha Nicolay 255th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:20 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:06 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 9:34Running 1 5:30v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:24v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:46v median −0:10
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 4:56v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:58v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:46v median −0:16
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 4:29v median −0:26
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 4:45v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.