The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nico Vermeulen & Ethan Meintjes finished 131st of 502 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:14:23, faster than 74% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 61% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:13, ahead of 88% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:33v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:59v median −0:53
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 6:46v median +0:29
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 5:53v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 6:16v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:54v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 6:51v median +0:29
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 6:07v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
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.