The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Matthew North & Abbie North crossed the line in 1:08:04: 82nd of 492 mixed teams, faster than 83% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:57 on the median. A harder second half: 1:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:07, was faster than 87% 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 9:12Running 1 5:18v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 4:11v median −0:42
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Block 03 7:08Running 3 4:14v median −0:49
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 4:19v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:24v median −0:43
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:16v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:30v median −0:35
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:57v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.