The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Marno Erasmus & Elzette Schoeman crossed the line in 1:18:23: 139th of 645 mixed teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:34 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 4:16v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:46v median −0:31
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:48v median −0:46
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 5:37v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:41v median −1:06
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:41v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 5:31v median −1:07
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 5:59v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
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.