The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcel Straßer & Marc Dörfer finished 43rd of 318 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:01:22, faster than 87% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:00 quicker than the median and 21st of 318. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:27Running 1 4:41v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:29Running 2 3:56v median −0:36
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Block 03 6:50Running 3 4:04v median −0:46
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Block 04 6:18Running 4 4:05v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:06Running 5 4:07v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:13Running 6 3:59v median −0:56
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Block 07 6:32Running 7 4:08v median −0:43
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Block 08 7:43Running 8 4:07v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.