The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Giovanni Benzon & Walter Paladina finished in the top 10% of the field at Istanbul 1 2026, in 53:24 for 6th of 318 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:00 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:30, ahead of 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul 1 gained about 1:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 4:03v median −1:25
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Block 02 4:39Running 2 3:12v median −1:20
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Block 03 5:54Running 3 3:15v median −1:35
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Block 04 5:28Running 4 3:10v median −1:40
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Block 05 7:19Running 5 3:17v median −1:37
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Block 06 4:46Running 6 3:16v median −1:39
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Block 07 5:28Running 7 3:13v median −1:38
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Block 08 6:42Running 8 3:28v median −1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 315
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 315 men's teams who finished.