The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:04 at Cape Town 2026 put Matthew Mingo & Thaakier Snyders 227th of 502 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:34 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:30 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 4:04v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:25v median −0:27
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 5:53v median −0:24
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 6:03v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 6:05v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:18v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 6:08v median −0:14
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Block 08 10:38Running 8 6:11v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.