The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Saara Bhailok & Ahmed Bhailok finished 130th of 351 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, in 1:15:30, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. On the row the field had the edge, by 0:34. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:25Running 1 4:43v median −1:10
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:10v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 4:58v median −0:05
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 4:49v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 4:42v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:44v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:38v median −0:32
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:47v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
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.