The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Michael Thornton & Dominic Furby crossed the line in 1:09:16: 68th of 502 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:16, was faster than 86% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 3:16v median −0:59
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:41v median −1:11
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 4:48v median −1:29
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:54v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 5:02v median −1:31
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 5:01v median −1:20
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 5:09v median −1:13
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 5:04v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 480
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 480 men's teams who finished.