The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:37 at Cape Town 2026 put Marochel Barnard & Dylan Van Niekerk 588th of 645 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 32% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. 11:29 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:22Running 1 7:52v median +3:14
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Block 02 9:43Running 2 7:25v median +1:08
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Block 03 15:14Running 3 11:11v median +4:37
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Block 04 14:26Running 4 9:07v median +2:31
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Block 05 13:46Running 5 8:52v median +2:05
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Block 06 13:14Running 6 11:09v median +4:31
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Block 07 13:40Running 7 8:34v median +1:56
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Block 08 13:50Running 8 8:53v median +2:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:29
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.