The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Viken Danelian & Eren Aksu finished 273rd of 318 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:30:30.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:45 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:34Running 1 7:14v median +1:46
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 5:48v median +1:16
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:50v median +1:00
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 6:00v median +1:10
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:43v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:47v median +0:52
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 6:16v median +1:25
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 6:37v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:24
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.