The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:02 at Istanbul 2026 put Burcin Arslan & Mohammed Al-Abdulla 455th of 492 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 29% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:27 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:32, behind 97% 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 11:35Running 1 6:56v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 7:10v median +2:17
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Block 03 13:04Running 3 8:41v median +3:38
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 6:47v median +1:43
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Block 05 14:43Running 5 10:00v median +4:53
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Block 06 8:46Running 6 6:29v median +1:22
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 6:36v median +1:31
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 7:33v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:32
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.