The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Nurdan Esen & Yasemin Özdemir crossed the line in 1:22:46: 95th of 268 women's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 5:07v median −1:15
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 6:19v median +0:54
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:07v median −0:26
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 5:23v median −0:07
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:20v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:00v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:57v median −0:35
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 5:21v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:56
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.