The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jéan Van Niekerk & Lee-Ann Van Niekerk at Cape Town 2026: 1:03:31, 11th of 645 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:02 on the median. A harder second half: 1:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:50, was faster than 97% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 3:23v median −1:15
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 4:40v median −1:37
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Block 03 7:11Running 3 5:05v median −1:29
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Block 04 6:56Running 4 5:07v median −1:29
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 5:18v median −1:29
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:25v median −1:13
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 5:25v median −1:13
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 5:16v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:50
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 625
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 625 mixed teams who finished.