The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Michael Van Rooyen & John Lochner crossed the line in 1:17:53: 180th of 502 men's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 53% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:58 quicker than the median and 30th of 502. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:57v median +1:42
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:45v median −0:07
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 6:51v median +0:34
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 6:25v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 6:17v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:52v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 5:34v median −0:48
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:43v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.