The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ahmed Taema & Yara Toaimah finished 473rd of 492 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:55:45.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 6:52. A harder second half: 9:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:25, behind 90% of the field.
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 12:49Running 1 7:37v median +1:42
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 6:12v median +1:19
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Block 03 12:44Running 3 5:58v median +0:55
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 6:21v median +1:17
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:29v median +1:22
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Block 06 9:46Running 6 6:57v median +1:50
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Block 07 17:28Running 7 6:43v median +1:38
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Block 08 17:44Running 8 7:14v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:25
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.