The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, vurkan tetik & Anna hedman crossed the line in 1:08:03: 81st of 492 mixed teams, faster than 84% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 1:44 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:15, was faster than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul gained about 2:40.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 5:04v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 4:03v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:05Running 3 4:11v median −0:52
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Block 04 6:59Running 4 4:29v median −0:35
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 4:19v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:18v median −0:49
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Block 07 7:05Running 7 4:17v median −0:48
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 4:36v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 489
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 489 mixed teams who finished.