The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Berkant Aydın & Kader Mercan finished 182nd of 492 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:15:46, faster than 63% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:42 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better 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 9:36Running 1 5:22v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:29v median −0:34
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Block 04 7:12Running 4 4:31v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:34v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:46v median −0:21
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 4:31v median −0:34
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 4:47v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.