The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eleftherios Theofanidis & GIANNIS DELAVINIAS finished in the top 10% of the field at Istanbul 1 2026, in 57:02 for 21st of 318 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:14. The race faded late: the second half went 1:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:54, was faster than 95% of the field.
Istanbul 1 gave the field time back: about 1:42 faster than the average race this season, by 167 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 4:21v median −1:07
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Block 02 4:48Running 2 3:25v median −1:07
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Block 03 5:44Running 3 3:28v median −1:22
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Block 04 5:33Running 4 3:20v median −1:30
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Block 05 7:24Running 5 3:26v median −1:28
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Block 06 4:59Running 6 3:25v median −1:30
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 3:24v median −1:27
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Block 08 6:49Running 8 3:32v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.