The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Çağla Elgin & Alp Elgin finished 396th of 492 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:33:49.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:49 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 9:48Running 1 5:40v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:58v median +1:05
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 6:11v median +1:08
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 6:31v median +1:27
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 6:21v median +1:14
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Block 06 9:56Running 6 7:47v median +2:40
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 6:29v median +1:24
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 7:39v median +2:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:49
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.