The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Murat AYDIN & Sinan şenbark finished 453rd of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:34:02.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:51 in the roxzone was slower than 87% 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 10:07Running 1 6:12v median +0:40
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 6:22v median +1:40
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 6:46v median +1:50
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 6:59v median +1:58
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Block 05 12:37Running 5 8:04v median +3:01
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 7:28v median +2:26
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 7:23v median +2:28
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 7:18v median +1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:51
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.