The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, Nektarios Baras & Nikolaos Kios crossed the line in 1:11:21: 125th of 318 men's teams, faster than 61% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 167 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:42 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:35v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 3:55v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 4:25v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:41v median −0:09
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:40v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:11v median +0:16
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:55v median +0:04
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 5:11v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.