The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Firdous Variava & Saadia Makda finished 34th of 150 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:18:22, faster than 77% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 8:19, was faster than 86% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:12Running 1 6:18v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:58v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 5:02v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 5:08v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:06v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:01v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 5:07v median −0:31
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 5:24v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 149
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 149 women's teams who finished.