The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Merve Beydemir Zanagar & Şükriye Ece Doğan crossed the line in 1:25:20: 117th of 268 women's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:02 on 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 12:19Running 1 7:21v median +0:59
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:39v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:50v median +0:17
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 5:34v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:18v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:23v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:30v median −0:02
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 5:58v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:00
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.