The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ashley Down & James Thomson finished 385th of 502 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:35:38.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:14 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:28 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:43v median +0:28
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Block 02 10:32Running 2 9:10v median +3:18
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 9:16v median +2:59
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Block 04 13:02Running 4 9:24v median +3:08
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Block 05 14:04Running 5 9:30v median +2:57
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Block 06 10:53Running 6 9:18v median +2:57
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 9:12v median +2:50
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 4:53v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
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.