The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shani Du Preez & Douw Steenkamp finished 272nd of 342 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:44:25.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:06 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:38 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:00 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:47Running 1 7:48v median +3:17
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 7:07v median +1:00
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 7:15v median +0:52
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 7:20v median +0:50
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 7:40v median +1:07
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 7:19v median +0:50
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 7:19v median +0:43
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 7:19v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:00
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.