The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sena Ünal & Bartu Ertürk finished 372nd of 492 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:30:12.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul gave the field time back: about 2:40 faster than the average race this season, by 218 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:16Running 1 7:04v median +1:09
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:49v median +0:56
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 6:28v median +1:25
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 6:03v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:09v median +1:02
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 6:19v median +1:12
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 6:46v median +1:41
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 6:47v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:41
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.