The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Batuhan Baysal & Ayşegül Baysal finished 263rd of 492 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:21:39.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:29. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:52Running 1 5:38v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:44v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:03v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:53v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:22v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:28v median +0:21
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:22v median +0:17
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Block 08 9:38Running 8 5:34v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.