The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:25 at Istanbul 2026 put Mustafa Karalar & Tolga Kurtoğlu 407th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:49. A harder second half: 6:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 2:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 5:13v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 5:01v median +0:19
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 5:41v median +0:45
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:41v median +0:40
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 7:48v median +2:45
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 7:22v median +2:20
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 5:35v median +0:40
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 6:15v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:22
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.