The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Derek Freemantle & James Mullen crossed the line in 1:21:12: 228th of 502 men's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:01 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:08 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 4:03v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:34v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:56v median −0:21
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 6:08v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 6:11v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 6:02v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 6:16v median −0:06
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 6:05v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
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.