The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Eli Gerschlowitz & Ben Daniel crossed the line in 1:14:37: 102nd of 309 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:12 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 7:43Running 1 3:26v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:52v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 5:10v median −0:46
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 5:25v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:21v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 5:12v median −0:51
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 5:01v median −1:05
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 4:52v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 304
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 304 men's teams who finished.