The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emir Bugay & Aidin Omidi finished 379th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:25:31.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. On the row the field had the edge, by 0:36. A harder second half: 3:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:19Running 1 6:07v median +0:35
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 5:05v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:28v median +0:32
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 5:40v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:52v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:50v median +0:48
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 6:12v median +1:17
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 7:09v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:23
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.