The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Cecilie Schytte & Esben Friis crossed the line in 1:11:16: 118th of 492 mixed teams, faster than 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 65% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median.
Istanbul ran fast: the 218 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:40 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:54v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 4:38v median −0:25
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Block 04 7:32Running 4 4:50v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 5:05v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:48v median −0:19
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 4:39v median −0:26
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Block 08 8:57Running 8 4:50v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.