The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Natalia Fila & Emmanuel Cherestal finished 343rd of 492 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:27:37.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:08. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:28Running 1 5:52v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:58v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:07v median +0:04
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 5:06v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:17v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:26v median +0:19
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:31v median +0:26
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 6:14v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:28
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.