The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:48 at Istanbul 2026 put Melis Tabak & Mert Tabak 369th of 492 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:23 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:30Running 1 6:57v median +1:02
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:30v median +0:37
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:38v median +0:35
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 5:42v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:58v median +0:51
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:50v median +0:43
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 6:15v median +1:10
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Block 08 11:02Running 8 6:33v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:23
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.