The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:58:59 at Istanbul 2026 put Drew Smith & Tony Watson 508th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first. 14:36 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 14:31Running 1 10:28v median +4:56
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Block 02 11:12Running 2 9:29v median +4:47
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Block 03 12:45Running 3 9:35v median +4:39
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Block 04 12:59Running 4 10:00v median +4:59
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Block 05 14:32Running 5 10:08v median +5:05
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Block 06 11:34Running 6 9:53v median +4:51
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Block 07 13:24Running 7 10:07v median +5:12
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 9:49v median +4:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:36
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.