The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Eren Arıkan & Emir Büyüközden crossed the line in 1:16:22: 256th of 515 men's teams, faster than 50% of the field.
Paced to finish: the second half went 4:12 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 12:19Running 1 8:02v median +2:30
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 4:21v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:07v median +0:11
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 5:11v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:21v median +0:18
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:16v median +0:14
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:45v median −0:10
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Block 08 8:43Running 8 4:45v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.