The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Volkan Karakaş & Burak Alican Kılınç finished 475th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:39:25.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:58 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 9:15 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 21:29, behind 99% of the field.
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
-
Block 01 9:35Running 1 5:17v median −0:15
-
Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:22v median +0:40
-
Block 03 9:58Running 3 5:27v median +0:31
-
Block 04 9:20Running 4 5:35v median +0:34
-
Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:34v median +0:31
-
Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:29v median +0:27
-
Block 07 11:03Running 7 5:59v median +1:04
-
Block 08 11:39Running 8 6:36v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 21:29
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.