The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:39 at Cape Town 2026 put Christian Van Zyl & Rourke Paterson 297th of 502 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:41. A harder second half: 1:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:48v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 6:41v median +0:49
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 6:46v median +0:29
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 6:43v median +0:27
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:49v median +0:16
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 6:31v median +0:10
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 6:20v median −0:02
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Block 08 15:08Running 8 6:39v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.