The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Marno Stander & Tiaan Malan crossed the line in 1:22:52: 248th of 502 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:27v median −0:48
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Block 02 9:36Running 2 8:18v median +2:26
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 8:39v median +2:22
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 8:50v median +2:34
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:50v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 6:01v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 6:13v median −0:09
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 6:21v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.