The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Corbett & Thabisanang Mthembu finished in the top 10% of the field at Cape Town 2026, in 1:10:54 for 60th of 645 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:49 quicker than the median and 4th of 645. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:26, was faster than 89% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:16v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:40v median −0:37
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 5:36v median −0:58
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 5:34v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:41v median −1:06
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:38v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 5:46v median −0:52
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Block 08 9:34Running 8 5:35v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.