The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Istanbul 1 2026, Mahdi Alizadeh & Zahra Rahimi crossed the line in 1:16:05: 134th of 351 mixed teams, faster than 62% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 9:26 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:04, was faster than 88% 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 18:18Running 1 14:02v median +8:09
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:15v median −0:36
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:20v median −0:43
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Block 04 6:49Running 4 4:17v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 4:27v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:31v median −0:35
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Block 07 7:19Running 7 4:28v median −0:42
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Block 08 8:13Running 8 4:41v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.