The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mehmet Ozan Bengü & Polat Dede finished 282nd of 318 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:32:52.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:58, behind 86% of the field.
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 10:47Running 1 6:42v median +1:14
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:27v median +0:55
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:58v median +1:08
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 6:12v median +1:22
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 6:20v median +1:26
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 6:02v median +1:07
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 6:11v median +1:20
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 7:40v median +2:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:58
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.