The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Gizem Aktuğ & Hilal Demir crossed the line in 1:22:09: 88th of 268 women's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:17. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:23Running 1 5:39v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:54v median −0:31
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 5:06v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 5:06v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:05v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:11v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 5:10v median −0:22
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:28v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:51
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 267
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 267 women's teams who finished.