The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Van Reenen & Reece Mayer finished 259th of 309 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:36:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:36 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 8:27Running 1 4:00v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 6:28v median +0:50
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 6:56v median +1:00
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 7:06v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 7:11v median +1:02
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 7:24v median +1:21
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 7:38v median +1:32
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Block 08 14:17Running 8 8:24v median +2:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:37
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.