The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sergei Astafjev & Alena Astafeva at Istanbul 1 2026: 1:04:25, 26th of 351 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 70% on the stations. Time in the roxzone, 6:44, was faster than 93% 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 8:46Running 1 4:35v median −1:18
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 3:46v median −1:05
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 3:56v median −1:07
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Block 04 6:22Running 4 3:44v median −1:17
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 3:47v median −1:23
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 3:47v median −1:19
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Block 07 7:19Running 7 3:54v median −1:16
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Block 08 7:56Running 8 4:13v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.