The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:53 at Istanbul 2026 put Josh Free & Matthew Kneafsey 509th of 515 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the SkiErg, 2:16 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:27 better against the middle of the field than before it. 15:02 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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
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Block 01 12:48Running 1 6:32v median +1:00
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Block 02 13:03Running 2 10:43v median +6:01
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Block 03 14:08Running 3 11:19v median +6:23
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Block 04 13:07Running 4 9:47v median +4:46
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Block 05 13:12Running 5 8:26v median +3:23
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Block 06 9:49Running 6 7:24v median +2:22
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Block 07 15:58Running 7 12:09v median +7:14
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 8:28v median +3:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:02
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.