The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mehmet Hikmet & Büşra Eti finished 348th of 492 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:27:44.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:54 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:41 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 13:25Running 1 8:40v median +2:45
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:33v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:38v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:39v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:07v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:46v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 4:54v median −0:11
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Block 08 12:45Running 8 5:33v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:28
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.