The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Connor Mackenzie & Alexander Papadopoulos finished 388th of 502 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:36:02.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:19, was faster than 85% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:50v median −0:25
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Block 02 10:01Running 2 8:29v median +2:37
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 8:40v median +2:23
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Block 04 12:23Running 4 8:37v median +2:21
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Block 05 13:00Running 5 8:47v median +2:14
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Block 06 10:22Running 6 8:48v median +2:27
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 8:54v median +2:32
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Block 08 13:38Running 8 8:43v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
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.