The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Deniz Oncu & Yadir Lakehal finished 305th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:19:35.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:32 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:55 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 9:31Running 1 5:21v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:18v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 4:34v median −0:22
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 4:28v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:39v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:32v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 4:45v median −0:10
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 5:39v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.