The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:51 at Cape Town 2026 put Ross Van Heerden & Jurie Spies 344th of 502 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:05. Stronger after halfway: 1:41 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:02Running 1 6:43v median +2:28
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 6:15v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 6:34v median +0:17
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 6:34v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:43v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 6:44v median +0:23
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Block 07 12:46Running 7 6:56v median +0:34
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Block 08 11:29Running 8 6:50v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.