The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Taariq Richards & Shafiek Ashmodien finished 419th of 502 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:40:32.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 13:49, behind 99% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:51v median +1:36
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 6:27v median +0:35
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 8:36v median +2:19
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 6:37v median +0:21
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:39v median +0:06
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 7:28v median +1:07
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 7:27v median +1:05
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Block 08 15:53Running 8 10:56v median +4:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:49
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.