The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, John Aylward & Ralph Aylward crossed the line in 1:13:55: 60th of 308 men's teams, faster than 81% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:05 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:13, was faster than 91% of the field.
Cape Town 1 cost the whole field time: about 4:55 more than the average race this season, going by 270 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:38v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 5:13v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:22v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 5:21v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 6:09v median −0:25
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 7:22v median +1:01
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 5:40v median −0:49
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 5:28v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 296
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 296 men's teams who finished.