The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phillip Du Toit & Shaun Thompson finished 441st of 502 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:44:19.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:51, behind 92% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 4:17v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 5:48v median −0:04
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Block 03 12:53Running 3 9:08v median +2:51
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Block 04 13:26Running 4 9:08v median +2:52
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Block 05 14:23Running 5 9:40v median +3:07
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Block 06 11:12Running 6 9:26v median +3:05
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 9:21v median +2:59
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Block 08 14:38Running 8 9:16v median +2:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:51
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.