The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mehmet Can Baysal & İLHAMİ ERAYDIN finished 445th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:33:10.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:33. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 better against the middle of the field 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 12:28Running 1 8:18v median +2:46
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 6:31v median +1:49
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 6:44v median +1:48
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 6:41v median +1:40
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:43v median +1:40
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:17v median +1:15
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 6:02v median +1:07
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 6:26v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:29
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.