The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:12 at Istanbul 2026 put Can Murtezaoglu & Kerem Tanel 388th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:48Running 1 6:43v median +1:11
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Block 02 10:35Running 2 8:31v median +3:49
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 5:12v median +0:16
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 5:13v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:38v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:17v median +0:15
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 5:18v median +0:23
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 5:52v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:56
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.