The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Greg Merkel & Jordan Smith crossed the line in 1:15:57: 150th of 502 men's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:01 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:57 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:11Running 1 5:59v median +1:44
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:53v median −0:59
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Block 03 12:21Running 3 8:26v median +2:09
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 4:57v median −1:19
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:03v median −1:30
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:40v median −1:41
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Block 07 4:57Running 7 1:35v median −4:47
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 5:12v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.