The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Bj Bruwer & Lara Bruwer crossed the line in 1:25:46: 163rd of 342 mixed teams, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:27 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 8:22Running 1 3:52v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 5:56v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 6:46v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 6:31v median +0:01
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 7:34v median +1:01
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 7:25v median +0:56
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 6:52v median +0:16
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 7:15v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.