The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:11 at Cape Town 2026 put Hilary Mushipe & Pierre Du Plessis 349th of 502 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:14 from the median. A harder second half: 2:01 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 9:23Running 1 5:22v median +1:07
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 7:18v median +1:26
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 6:58v median +0:41
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 7:16v median +1:00
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 7:22v median +0:49
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Block 06 9:28Running 6 7:33v median +1:12
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Block 07 12:51Running 7 9:00v median +2:38
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 7:38v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.