The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erik Mescheder & Maira Tiedemann-Hein finished in the top 10% of the field at Istanbul 1 2026, in 59:57 for 7th of 351 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:19 ahead of the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:14, was faster than 97% of the field.
Istanbul 1 ran fast: the 162 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:51 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:30v median −1:23
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Block 02 5:13Running 2 3:43v median −1:08
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Block 03 6:30Running 3 3:49v median −1:14
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Block 04 6:21Running 4 3:49v median −1:12
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:46v median −1:24
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 4:05v median −1:01
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Block 07 6:34Running 7 3:59v median −1:11
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Block 08 7:30Running 8 4:03v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 348
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 348 mixed teams who finished.