The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:04 at Istanbul 2026 put Magdalena Borisova & Joseph Fard 399th of 492 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 36% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:43 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 9:48Running 1 5:31v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:05v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 5:30v median +0:27
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 5:14v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:30v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:27v median +0:20
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Block 07 12:45Running 7 5:53v median +0:48
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 6:51v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:09
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.