The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matome Dikgale & Matome Hlabolwa finished 253rd of 309 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:35:26.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:05. A harder second half: 1:05 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 9:03Running 1 4:21v median +0:16
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Block 02 11:06Running 2 8:40v median +3:02
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 6:10v median +0:14
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 6:19v median +0:18
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 6:43v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:06v median +0:03
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Block 07 12:09Running 7 6:49v median +0:43
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Block 08 15:13Running 8 6:28v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.