The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Gerhard Venter & Jason Solomon crossed the line in 1:19:01: 201st of 502 men's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:51 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:49 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:38v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 6:08v median +0:16
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 6:24v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 6:21v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 6:25v median −0:08
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:13v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 6:13v median −0:09
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 6:03v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.