The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, Selma Çetinkaya Türker & Yalçın Balcı crossed the line in 1:15:23: 178th of 492 mixed teams, faster than 64% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:37 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:24Running 1 5:16v median −0:39
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 7:17v median +2:24
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 4:28v median −0:35
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 4:31v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:39v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:42v median −0:25
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:33v median −0:32
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Block 08 8:36Running 8 4:52v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.