The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gaarith Sambo & Jaide Jacobs finished 241st of 309 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:33:18.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 18% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:21 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 8:45Running 1 4:41v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 6:28v median +0:50
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 6:56v median +1:00
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 6:55v median +0:54
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 7:06v median +0:57
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 7:44v median +1:41
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 7:37v median +1:31
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Block 08 14:44Running 8 9:54v median +3:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.