The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ahmed Saleh & Carla Dilley at Istanbul 1 2026: 1:02:01, 17th of 351 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:33, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Istanbul 1 gained about 1:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 4:40v median −1:13
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Block 02 5:25Running 2 3:38v median −1:13
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Block 03 6:57Running 3 3:50v median −1:13
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Block 04 6:51Running 4 3:55v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:07Running 5 3:57v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 3:49v median −1:17
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Block 07 6:54Running 7 3:58v median −1:12
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Block 08 7:18Running 8 3:58v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.