The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Bertina Tshabalala & Siyabonga Nkonyane crossed the line in 1:18:56: 114th of 342 mixed teams, faster than 67% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:41v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 6:22v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 6:45v median +0:22
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 6:48v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:50v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 6:27v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 6:56v median +0:20
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 6:24v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 329
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 329 mixed teams who finished.