The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Burak Mutlu & Zafer Çiftçi finished 302nd of 318 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:40:30.
A station race more than a running one: 24% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:18 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:59Running 1 6:44v median +1:16
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 6:13v median +1:41
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Block 03 12:48Running 3 8:17v median +3:27
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 8:17v median +3:27
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 7:14v median +2:20
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 7:38v median +2:43
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 7:10v median +2:19
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Block 08 13:24Running 8 8:34v median +3:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:34
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.