The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Neviana Vladinova & Georgi Stoychev crossed the line in 1:10:05: 107th of 492 mixed teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:42. The race faded late: the second half went 3:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:54Running 1 5:10v median −0:45
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 4:04v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:17v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:10Running 4 4:13v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:18v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 4:21v median −0:46
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Block 07 7:47Running 7 4:21v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 4:38v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:37
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.