The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Chris Du Plessis & Melissa Du Plessis crossed the line in 1:18:16: 137th of 645 mixed teams, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:38 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:46v median −0:52
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 5:20v median −0:57
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:38v median −0:56
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 5:37v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:52v median −0:55
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:45v median −0:53
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 5:44v median −0:54
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 5:55v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
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.