The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karin Van Der Merwe & Niël Van Der Merwe finished 540th of 645 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:48:36.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:04 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:40. A harder second half: 4:48 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 9:57Running 1 5:14v median +0:36
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 7:47v median +1:30
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 8:21v median +1:47
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Block 04 14:39Running 4 8:16v median +1:40
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Block 05 13:38Running 5 8:26v median +1:39
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Block 06 10:41Running 6 8:48v median +2:10
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Block 07 15:39Running 7 9:28v median +2:50
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Block 08 15:37Running 8 10:10v median +3:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.