The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ömer Emre Yücel & Mert Biçaçi finished 452nd of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:33:59.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:02. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 better against the middle of the field than the first. 12:36 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 10:19Running 1 5:59v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:46v median +1:04
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Block 03 11:35Running 3 6:19v median +1:23
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 5:42v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:26v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:58v median +0:56
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 5:34v median +0:39
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 6:03v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:36
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.