The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacques Du Toit & Mohammed Variava finished 237th of 318 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:23:46.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:55 in the roxzone was slower than 85% 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 10:30Running 1 6:18v median +0:50
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 5:08v median +0:36
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:30v median +0:40
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 5:37v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:56v median +1:02
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:34v median +0:39
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 5:43v median +0:52
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 5:54v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:55
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.