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South Africa / Cape Town 2026 / Doubles Open · Men / Season 9 (2026/27)

Vernon Blankenberg & Marvin Smith — Cape Town 2026

Vernon Blankenberg Marvin Smith
M 40-44 n = 309
Finish · net time
1:28:50
+8:53 v median 1:19:57
Men
219/309
40-44
32/46
Field beaten
29%

The race, in three figures

Field beaten
42%
Runs
13%
Stations
Biggest gain
50m Sled Push
+0:15
v median
232/309
Rank
Biggest loss
Wall Balls
+1:50
v median
278/309
Rank

The race, in words

1:28:50 at Cape Town 2026 put Vernon Blankenberg & Marvin Smith 219th of 309 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.

Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.

Eight blocks

Bar = field beaten · tick = median

  1. Block 01 8:47
    Running 1 4:16
    v median +0:11
    1000m SkiErg 4:31
    v median +0:30
  2. Block 02 8:03
    Running 2 6:08
    v median +0:30
    50m Sled Push 1:55
    v median +0:15
  3. Block 03 10:22
    Running 3 6:18
    v median +0:22
    50m Sled Pull 4:04
    v median +0:42
  4. Block 04 10:45
    Running 4 6:10
    v median +0:09
    80m Burpee Broad Jump 4:35
    v median +1:03
  5. Block 05 11:25
    Running 5 6:23
    v median +0:14
    1000m Row 5:02
    v median +0:27
  6. Block 06 8:09
    Running 6 6:09
    v median +0:06
    200m Farmers Carry 2:00
    v median +0:22
  7. Block 07 11:20
    Running 7 6:18
    v median +0:12
    100m Sandbag Lunges 5:02
    v median +1:20
  8. Block 08 13:41
    Running 8 7:11
    v median +1:04
    Wall Balls 6:30
    v median +1:50

Roxzone, per block

Approach · Exit 6:26

B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:58
0:26 0:32
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:56
0:17 0:39
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:50
0:09 0:41
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:38
0:07 0:31
B5 · 1000m Row
1:01
0:08 0:53
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:43
0:30 0:13
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:17
0:29 0:48
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats

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.

10:00 10:00 SkiErg Sled Push Sled Pull Burpee Broad Jump Row Farmers Carry Sandbag Lunges Finish Middle ↑ You ahead ↓ Field ahead 8:59
You ahead Field ahead Middle half · 25th–75th Crossed the middle · 0 Finish · 8:59 behind

Elsewhere

The board

Doubles Open · Men at Cape Town 2026

See this race on page 11
Source Official
Event
Cape Town 2026
Division
HYROX DOUBLES
Contest
HD_LR3MS4JI17A9
Measured against
Men · n = 309